As an observer of this "scene" for a whole bunch of years, it is my opinion
that for the most part we are dealing with people of good will on both sides
of the question. The shrinking of the "educational film" business over the
past 10 years showsa that the distributors have a real (and sobering)
point--they cannot live on home video prices in the library market. And
libraries have a terrible time justifying $300 for a video for a home video
collection.
Do I have a solution? No, but I am delighted with the propect of civil
discourse on the subject! And one area I think we have a chance of changing
is that of the availability of straightforward bibliographic information.
Happy Holidays to everybody,
Sally Mason-Robinson