[LIBRARYDIR] Streaming media quick survey

Sue Gallaway sgallaway at centralia.edu
Fri Feb 15 09:22:09 PST 2013


1.       Yes

2.       Films on Demand

3.       Very well used

4.       Our librarians communicate regularly with the faculty on changes to the content, which has been great in driving usage.

From: librarydir-bounces at lists.ctc.edu [mailto:librarydir-bounces at lists.ctc.edu] On Behalf Of Hersh-tudor, Andrew
Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2013 9:06 AM
To: an open discussion list for WA CTC Library Directors
Subject: RE: [LIBRARYDIR] Streaming media quick survey


1.       Yes. We also list several free streaming sources on our website<http://commons/library/Media%20Department/Online%20Media.aspx>.

2.       Films on Demand - Master Academic, or whatever it is. Does Tegrity count? We're kicking around ways to collect highlights that faculty would like to make available to others.

3.       Well, in the last calendar year we've had 6,532 views of 1,466 titles. Given what I pay this resource is a heck of a bargain.  I can't tell you exactly how many of those are individual views -vs- in-classroom views, but I do know we have a lot of use in classrooms.

4.       A comment: as with all things internet, it's the long tail that makes this interesting.  Of those 1,466 titles viewed, 693 titles were viewed just once, while the others ranged from 2 views to 459 ("Lewis and Clark: Part 1").  I would never have purchased 693 titles to be viewed just once. Advice: remember how much video is viewed on cell phones, via youtube or as a facebook link.  In that context the quality we get from Films on Demand is pretty good.  We buy physical media when a faculty member needs the visual content needs to be first rate. That said, our media purchases have dropped since we added this collection.

Films on Demand sends a list of titles to be dropped, and my media person reviews that using both her knowledge of how our faculty have used media and the FOD usage stats.  I think we've purchased persistent access to one title based on that review.

-Andrew

From: librarydir-bounces at lists.ctc.edu<mailto:librarydir-bounces at lists.ctc.edu> [mailto:librarydir-bounces at lists.ctc.edu] On Behalf Of Kram, LAURI
Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2013 4:38 PM
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Subject: [LIBRARYDIR] Streaming media quick survey

We are beginning to look into streaming media to support some instructional programs at Edmonds CC and we will be meeting with our IT folks to talk about this, especially about ensuring that there would be sufficient bandwidth to enable students and faculty to access and view the streaming media.

1. Does your library subscribe to any streaming media services or have you purchased any individual streaming media titles?

2. If so, what kinds of streaming media have you acquired?

3. Has there been much usage of your streaming media collection?

4. Is there any advice you would offer, or wish you had received, about acquiring streaming media collections?


Thank you very much for any information you would be willing to share!

Lauri



Lauri Kram
Director, Learning Resources
Edmonds Community College
20000 68th Ave West
Lynnwood, WA  98036-5999
425-640-1522<tel:425-640-1522>
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