[Responses to a previous colldv-l posting. The original post
is below and is followed by the responses.]
> We are beginning to think about how we will move
> from VHS to DVD. This is problematic because of the
> large installed base on campus of vhs players and the
> large holdings of vhs tapes, but the advantages of dvd
> are clear for instructional use.
>
> Have other universities developed plans to phase in DVD?
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John and all,
I recently visited the MTA video library in New York. They have some
800,000 videos in various formats in their collection. They circulate
constantly.
We asked about DVD. They are bypassing it and going straight into
computer-based digital format. This is not my area, so I am not clear
what they all meant by this, but it might be worth exploring.
Don Wilson
Assistant Prof.
Palmer School of Library and Information Science
Long Island University
CW Post Campus
Greenvale, NY 11548
dwilson_at_liu.edu
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We will always buy a dvd instead of a vhs when this is possible, but we don't
have a policy in place yet. Faculty and students prefer
dvds because of their better image quality, longevity, and better
"search" capabilities. I still buy a lot of vhs as many faculty
want to preview films at home to prepare for their
courses.
--
Sebastian Hierl
NCSU Libraries Fellow
Collection Management, Box 7111
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC 27695-7111
Voice: (919) 515-3136
Fax: (919) 513-1108
Sebastian_Hierl_at_ncsu.edu
Received on Tue May 23 2000 - 13:07:04 EDT