[Eril-l] Streaming Video Options

[Bulock, Christopher J]

1. I suspect the vendor landscape is a bit different for academic libraries than public, but these are some that we use:

Alexander Street Press (in the form of one-time purchase subject collections)
Films On Demand (one subscription subject package and a slew of individual video three-year licenses)
Kanopy (individually licensed videos)
Docuseek2 (We're just starting with this, but I believe it's a package)
Ambrose Digital (Shakespeare videos)

2. There are a lot of different vendors and models out there. Definitely do some trials and maybe pilot programs before you commit big funds. That said, we've also found that we seem to be hitting a critical mass for videos (like we did with ebooks a little while back) where awareness and usage are really going up.

3. It's difficult to say due to the mix of one-time purchases vs. subscription models, and some different sources of funding. I would say it's only a fairly small percentage of what we spend on journals.

Chris Bulock
Electronic Resources Librarian
California State University Northridge
818-677-6302



From: Eril-l [mailto:eril-l-bounces at lists.eril-l.org] On Behalf Of Jami Trawick
Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2016 9:27 AM
To: Eril-l at lists.eril-l.org
Subject: [Eril-l] Streaming Video Options

Good morning,

I'd like to look at streaming video options out there. A quick poll, if you are willing:


1-      What streaming video options does your library utilize and has anyone had success securing a commercial model for library use (like Netflix - I figure it can't hurt to ask).

2-      Anything at all you'd like to share about streaming video?

3-      Totally unrelated question: What percentage of your budget goes to digital resources, not counting databases?

We currently use OverDrive. When we added some of their cost per circ options, our circulation doubled. And then Warner Bros. pulled from that model. I have decided for now that the selection of streaming for libraries is not ideal (and as a public library we cater to the public). But, our admittedly small sample experience with OverDrive's cost per circ streaming video options has me believing that quantity satiates when quality (relative, of course) is lacking.

The percentage of our budget allocated to electronic resources, not counting databases, is around 21%. This includes OverDrive and Cloud Library (3M/Bibliotheca). It does not include Zinio (online and downloadable magazines).

Thanks - I appreciate your responses and am willing to compile a list for everyone. Just let me know if you'd be interested.
Jami

Jami Trawick
Collection Development Coordinator
Sacramento Public Library
828 I Street, Sacramento CA 95814
(916) 264-2781 | jtrawick at saclibrary.org<mailto:jtrawick at saclibrary.org>

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