Tevis, Ray

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IV: ii Video Colle-ction Development Irr the last decade, frequent intmductions of new video .formats were commonplace. S0me of these formats, such as VHS, have re-ceived good consumer acceptance. Several formats, however, have yet to prove tG consumers that they are worthwhile and 0ffer signifi-cant value for investment. As you know, RCA recently discontinued the manufacture of capacitance electrnnic disc (CED) players but stated that manufacture of CED software will continue until the demand diminishes. Video is one medium that librarians do not ignore, and although video is changing rapidly, it has become a collection/circulating service that many libraries are expanding, primarily because of patron demand. C0ntemporary society is a video society; it appears that the imp0rtance 0f video will increase as we approach the 21st century. The articles in this issue discuss vari0us aspects 0f video collec-tion development. Daniel Callison of Indiana University discusses where video is and where it is g©ing in "Video Collections: An Un-certain But Exciting Future." Callison prnjects a promising future for laser videodisc, as its versatility and its c0mpatibility with other technologies permit the medium to offer numerous capabilities that are neither available nor perfected in other video formats. 44 Linda Waltman, Administrative C0ordinator of AudioVisual Services, Kent Library System, Grand Rapids, Michigan, writes about "Video in Mishawaka-Penn Public Library." Waltman's advice to librarians is very straightforward: " ... get into video as so0n as possible." In our third article, "Aliens, Cowboys, Monsters, Private Eyes-Video Collection Development in Popular Culture,'' Ray White 0f Ball State University discusses four areas of p0pular culture and suggests video titles in each of the areas for library c0llecti0ns. White selects motion pictures from the 1930s to the present, and although all of us have favorites in each of the four genres White discusses, he has given librarians a valuable filmography for selecting video titles in popular culture. In "Changes in Media Services 0f Selected Public Libraries from 1978 to 1983," George T. Yeamans of Ball State University reports on a recent survey in which he identified changes in software collec-tions, equipment holdings, and patron services in public libraries throughout the United States. This issue will indicate the activity in vide0. And that activity belongs in libraries. The commitment tE> video requires a significant investment 0f not only funds but also manhours. The expansicm 0f patron services and the resulting patron satisfaction, however, justifies the commitment. - - - - -RT 45 

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