Video Collection Development in Multi-type Libraries: A Handbook (Libraries Unlimited Library Management Collection) - Hardcover

Handman, Gary

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0313316589 ISBN 13: 9780313316586

Publisher: Libraries Unlimited, 2002

Synopsis

This professional publication represents the broadest discussion of video collection development in libraries currently available. It provides detailed descriptions and discussions of resources, policies, concepts, and issues central to the practices of building and managing video collections in public, academic, school, and special libraries. Background discussions include the impact of video on society, the role of video in multi-type libraries, and the uses of video to meet special client needs. Also included are extensive listings of print, non-print, and institutional resources to assist librarians and educators in selecting, evaluating, and acquiring both mass market and independent video, as well as more elusive and specialized materials.

This work fills a gap in the professional literature on the topic of video librarianship, giving both theoretical and practical information. Librarians and educators will gain knowledge on developing video collections in different types of libraries, the nature of the video market, and approaches for selecting materials.

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About the Author

GARY P. HANDMAN is Director, Media Resources Center, Moffitt Library, University of California, Berkeley.

Reviews

Video collection for libraries is a complicated matter. This new edition of Handman's work can help librarians, administrators, students, and video aficionados make sense of the issues and practices that confront anyone utilizing video for business or pleasure. Twenty-four chapters by diverse experts cover theoretical and practical aspects of video collection, use, and users--including specialized collections, special populations, distribution and licensing, resources for identifying and evaluating video materials, preservation, and the role of the video librarian. One chapter in particular, Debra Franco's "A Primer on the Home Video Market," should be required reading for everyone who has to negotiate the video maze. The future of video collection, including the impact of DVDs, is addressed in the final chapters. RBB
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Librarians adding video to their collections, particularly if they are doing so reluctantly, need to read this book. In this second edition of his 1994 original, editor Handman has compiled a comprehensive collection of experience and insight from more than two dozen librarians on policies, issues, and resources necessary to build useful video collections in school, public, academic, and special libraries. Since much has changed in the intervening years, this update is very welcome. With copyright law and policies in a state of flux, Handman's article "The Rights Stuff: Video Copyright and Collection Development" is particularly relevant. Chapters on video services for users with special needs and on cultural diversity are also well done. Each chapter has a list of materials to assist librarians with the "nuts and bolts" of collecting videos for a particular clientele or purpose. The chapters in the "Resources" section, which cover video reference tools and selection aids, sources for finding alternative media and stock and archival footage, and video and film organizations and discussion lists, contain particularly useful bibliographies. Even experienced media and collection development librarians will find new and helpful information and resources here. This is an essential purchase for all public and academic libraries.
Margaret Sylvia, St. Mary's Univ. Lib., San Antonio
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Edition details

• Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0313316589
• ISBN 13: 9780313316586
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 488