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When I was at an FE college we brought in Box Of Broadcasts, which allows broadcast programmes to be recorded and has an enormous archive including that of the BBC. Not only does one have access to ones own recording but everything on the service that all other participants record right back for years. 'Mainstream stuff' is usually broadcast again and again including films. It is not cheap though. Sincerely, Keith Keith Lang, BSc(Eng), PGCE, QTS, DipHE, MScEcon, ACLIP Librarian 01923 456190 The Library, London School of Theology Green Lane, Northwood, HA6 2UW, UK ________________________________ From: A general library and information science list for news and discussion. <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of Marissa Collins <[log in to unmask]> Sent: 17 January 2019 16:02:09 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: The demise of the DVD! We will soon be moving to a new library building and are reviewing our DVD stock in light of this move, as well as module changes and financial limitations. As I’m sure is the case with most other academic libraries, we are finding that our DVD collection is being used less and less as a result of streaming services and fewer students having access to DVD players. We do have a Kanopy subscription but this doesn’t cover a lot of the more mainstream material currently in our collection. I know Netflix doesn’t offer any kind of institutional license (except their educational license for one off screenings). We are in therefore in discussions about whether we should continue to purchase new titles in DVD format (and replace old damaged titles) and if so, how we can improve usage figures. We have looked into lending external DVD drives from the library helpdesk but an ex-public library employee has told us that they weren’t permitted to provide these due to rights restrictions. Has anyone else come across this? It would be great to hear how other libraries are dealing with the demise of the DVD and how other institutions are providing access to audiovisual material (especially core titles on reading lists) going forward. Thanks Marissa Collins Senior Information Advisor Library and Learning Services Kingston School of Art Kingston University [log in to unmask] 020 8417 4191 ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the LIS-LINK list, click the following link: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=LIS-LINK&A=1 Save paper - Think before you print London School of Theology Limited is registered in England and Wales as a Private Company Limited by Guarantee No.381332 and a Registered Charity No. 312778. Registered Office: Green Lane, Northwood, HA6 2UW. This message is private and confidential. If you have received this message in error, please notify us and remove it from your system. Please note that LST does not guarantee that any attachments are free from viruses or other defects and accepts no liability for any losses resulting from infected email transmissions. ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the LIS-LINK list, click the following link: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=LIS-LINK&A=1