The Video Lifecycle: Selection and Processing of Video Collections

This session is geared towards library staff who would like to increase practical knowledge about collection development and management of DVDs and streaming videos. Video selection includes identifying videos of interest, forming relationships with vendors, issues of pricing, licensing, and copyright fair use versus public performance rights. Video processing involves the steps in providing access to videos through cataloging for local consumption. This includes decisions such as genre and subject heading choices, classification decision, special interest MARC fields. We\u27ll also speak briefly on decisions about packaging, shelving, circulation, weeding, and preservation

Survey of Classification and Organization of Videorecordings

Libraries have long struggled with the question of how to best classify and enable access to videorecordings. While giving a presentation at a state library conference, the authors observed from comments during the question and answer portion of the presentation that the libraries represented in the audience use a variety of video classification and organization practices. To better understand how local practices and librarians’ attitudes regarding the efficacy of these practices vary, we conducted a survey soliciting responses from librarians representing a broad array of library types

OLAC Coffee Talk: LC Genre/Form Terms Update: The Future is Faceted

Dorie Kurtz and her co-chair, Amy Phillips, along with a team of PTCP policy specialists have been working on updating the LCGFT manual and creating an Advisory Group for evaluating proposals. Our coffee talk will be an overview of our work thus far and our goals for the future