DVD and Books on CD's.
Dates: 1/4/00,8:54 AM through 1/10/00,7:07 PM (5 postings)
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FROM: "Ng, Janet" <[removed]@QueensLibrary.org>
REC'D: 1/4/00, 8:54 AM
FROM: "Susan Henricks" <[removed]@server.silo.lib.ia.us>
REC'D: 1/4/00, 12:22 PM
*the quality of the picture is far superior
*the sound is much better
* DVD's are searchable so the viewer can go directly to a particular scene
*the storage capacity of the disks is huge so that a film can be presented
in either letter box or TV edited format a film can be heard in more than
one language additional film footage, trailers, or documentary information
can be added and of particular interest for library use, the disks are not
susceptible to the problems of stretched or torn tapes and damage to
cassettes. They can, however, become scratched so care in handling is very
important. The DVD's look almost identical to a compact disk, although
some may have information on both sides of the disk.
DVD players are currently selling at a rate of 2,000,000 per year and are
passing VHS players in new sales, but since the format is not yet
wide-spread the library might consider providing a DVD player for use so
that anyone can try out this new format.
What does DVD stand for? It is one of those interesting words that started
out as DVD ö not an acronym for anything. As time has gone by people have
added real words ö most often "digital video disk" but also "digital
versatile disk" because of the many things that can be done with them.
written by Jim Rubis, Fairfield Public Library for "Footnotes"
Hope this helps,
susan
Susan Henricks
Southeastern Library Services
4209 1/2 W. Locust St.
Davenport, IA 52804
319.386.7848
"The occasional relaxation in the day's work contributes to reasonable
mental and physical balance, even the occasional conversation during
working hours may well be tolerated, certainly any undue restriction
thereof will do more harm than good."
- Adam Julius Strohm, "Efficiency and Scientific Management in the
Library" 1929
FROM: "Susan Henricks" <[removed]@server.silo.lib.ia.us>
REC'D: 1/4/00, 2:04 PM
*the quality of the picture is far superior
*the sound is much better
* DVD's are searchable so the viewer can go directly to a particular scene
*the storage capacity of the disks is huge so that a film can be presented
in either letter box or TV edited format a film can be heard in more than
one language additional film footage, trailers, or documentary information
can be added and of particular interest for library use, the disks are not
susceptible to the problems of stretched or torn tapes and damage to
cassettes. They can, however, become scratched so care in handling is very
important. The DVD's look almost identical to a compact disk, although
some may have information on both sides of the disk.
DVD players are currently selling at a rate of 2,000,000 per year and are
passing VHS players in new sales, but since the format is not yet
wide-spread the library might consider providing a DVD player for use so
that anyone can try out this new format.
What does DVD stand for? It is one of those interesting words that started
out as DVD
not an acronym for anything. As time has gone by people have
added real words
most often "digital video disk" but also "digital
versatile disk" because of the many things that can be done with them.
written by Jim Rubis, Fairfield Public Library for "Footnotes"
Hope this helps,
Susan Henricks
Southeastern Library Services
4209 1/2 W. Locust St.
Davenport, IA 52804
319.386.7848
"The occasional relaxation in the day's work contributes to reasonable
mental and physical balance, even the occasional conversation during
working hours may well be tolerated, certainly any undue restriction
thereof will do more harm than good."
- Adam Julius Strohm, "Efficiency and Scientific Management in the
Library" 1929
FROM: "Fiction_L" <[removed]@nslsilus.ORG>
REC'D: 1/8/00, 9:58 AM
I looked at the Recorded Books website (www.recordedbooks.com) and compared
title for title CD and cassette versions and found the CDs are about 20%
more. But they may require more CDs than tapes. For example, Patricia
Cornwell's Body of Evidence is 9 tapes but 11 CDs. Just so you are aware.
I agree there is likely to be a long overlap with the 2 media, which those
of us with overcrowded buildings just love.
Nancy Crabbe
Collection Management Coordinator
Santa Clara City Library
Santa Clara, CA 95051
(408) 615-2903 [removed]@ci.santa-clara.ca.us
>>> "Fiction_L" <[removed]@nslsilus.ORG> 01/05/00 04:34PM >>>
Another advantage of DVD's, so I hear, although we do not have them yet at
my library, is they are 1/2 the price on Videos.
Books on CD's are about the same price as books on tape, I think. We do
not have these yet either. There will probably be a long overlap of Books
on Tape and Books on CD, as most new cars are being built with CD players
only (or as the standard). People drive a lot of old cars in this
community.
Cathy Rudelich
Hazel Park Library
FROM: "Fiction_L" <[removed]@nslsilus.ORG>
REC'D: 1/10/00, 7:07 PM
My library will be purchasing DVD's and Books on CD this year, and we're
currently discussing what type of security to use on these new formats. We
use
Qwik cases which are tattle taped to protect our music CD's and videos:
however, we do not use any cases or tape on our books on tape, partially to
protect them from being erased during the desensitizing process and
partially because the loss rate is very low.
Our dilemma: do we tattletape each individual CD in a Book on CD or just
the case, or use nothing at all? What have other libraries been doing?
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