[videolib] Visual browse

[Kolodney, Uri]

Happy Friday!

I'm looking for ways to enhance usage of our 18,000+ DVD collection. I
bumped into this "visual browse" approach - for example here -
https://libtools.smith.edu/browse/movie.php (Five College library catalog).

If you are using such a tool, could you share your experience?

Also, would love to hear about any other ways you might have made your DVD
collection more usable :-)

Much appreciated,

Uri

________________________________________________________

Uri Kolodney

Hebrew, Jewish, and Israel Studies Librarian / Film & Video Librarian

University of Texas Libraries

The University of Texas at Austin

PCL 2.312J | Mail Code S5466 | PO Box P Austin, TX 78713-8916

Phone: [phone]| <mailto:***@austin.utexas.edu>
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[Barbara Quarton]

I’d be interested in info about this tool, too!

From: Kolodney, Uri [mailto:***@austin.utexas.edu]
Sent: Friday, October 26, 2018 11:23 AM
To: ***@lists.berkeley.edu
Subject: [videolib] Visual browse


Happy Friday!
I’m looking for ways to enhance usage of our 18,000+ DVD collection. I bumped into this “visual browse” approach - for example here - https://libtools.smith.edu/browse/movie.php (Five College library catalog).
If you are using such a tool, could you share your experience?
Also, would love to hear about any other ways you might have made your DVD collection more usable :-)
Much appreciated,
Uri
________________________________________________________
Uri Kolodney
Hebrew, Jewish, and Israel Studies Librarian / Film & Video Librarian
University of Texas Libraries
The University of Texas at Austin
PCL 2.312J | Mail Code S5466 | PO Box P Austin, TX 78713-8916
Phone: [phone]|***@austin.utexas.edu<mailto:***@austin.utexas.edu>

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[Jeanne Little]

I would be interested also!

Jeanne
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Post by Barbara Quarton
I’d be interested in info about this tool, too!
*Sent:* Friday, October 26, 2018 11:23 AM
*Subject:* [videolib] Visual browse
Happy Friday!
I’m looking for ways to enhance usage of our 18,000+ DVD collection. I
bumped into this “visual browse” approach - for example here -
https://libtools.smith.edu/browse/movie.php (Five College library catalog).
If you are using such a tool, could you share your experience?
Also, would love to hear about any other ways you might have made your DVD
collection more usable :-)
Much appreciated,
Uri
________________________________________________________
Uri Kolodney
Hebrew, Jewish, and Israel Studies Librarian / Film & Video Librarian
University of Texas Libraries
The University of Texas at Austin
PCL 2.312J | Mail Code S5466 | PO Box P Austin, TX 78713-8916
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[McMinn, Howard Stephen]

It looked really neat – much like how the books are displayed on our cloudlibrary ebook service.

Stephen


From: Barbara Quarton [mailto:***@csusb.edu]
Sent: Friday, October 26, 2018 1:32 PM
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Subject: [videolib] RE: Visual browse

I’d be interested in info about this tool, too!

From: Kolodney, Uri [mailto:***@austin.utexas.edu]
Sent: Friday, October 26, 2018 11:23 AM
To: ***@lists.berkeley.edu<mailto:***@lists.berkeley.edu>
Subject: [videolib] Visual browse


Happy Friday!
I’m looking for ways to enhance usage of our 18,000+ DVD collection. I bumped into this “visual browse” approach - for example here - https://libtools.smith.edu/browse/movie.php (Five College library catalog).
If you are using such a tool, could you share your experience?
Also, would love to hear about any other ways you might have made your DVD collection more usable :-)
Much appreciated,
Uri
________________________________________________________
Uri Kolodney
Hebrew, Jewish, and Israel Studies Librarian / Film & Video Librarian
University of Texas Libraries
The University of Texas at Austin
PCL 2.312J | Mail Code S5466 | PO Box P Austin, TX 78713-8916
Phone: [phone]|***@austin.utexas.edu<mailto:***@austin.utexas.edu>

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[Paul Kauppila]

It's interesting how Magnum P.I. is classified as a "horror" movie. I'm
suspecting they actually meant Darren Aronofsky's film "Pi." Come to think
of it, Tom Selleck actually is kind of terrifying. Ah, the hilarity of
algorithms...

Paul

Post by Kolodney, Uri
Happy Friday!
I’m looking for ways to enhance usage of our 18,000+ DVD collection. I
bumped into this “visual browse” approach - for example here -
https://libtools.smith.edu/browse/movie.php (Five College library catalog).
If you are using such a tool, could you share your experience?
Also, would love to hear about any other ways you might have made your DVD
collection more usable :-)
Much appreciated,
Uri
________________________________________________________
Uri Kolodney
Hebrew, Jewish, and Israel Studies Librarian / Film & Video Librarian
University of Texas Libraries
The University of Texas at Austin
PCL 2.312J | Mail Code S5466 | PO Box P Austin, TX 78713-8916
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control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in
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producers and distributors.
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San Jose State University

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-Grandpa Simpson

[Steffen, James M]

My favorite result is that the George Cukor adaptation of Durell’s JUSTINE appears in the Documentary section, only represented by the decidedly adult DVD cover for the Jess Franco adaptation of the Sade novel!

I wonder whether this isn’t a side effect of title deduplication on the back end interacting with the search interface.

The visual browsing concept is very appealing, but I think we’d want some staff-level intervention about what titles appear in the browse list. Many libraries have *quite* adult content in their collection and some DVD covers might be considered offensive or triggering. For instance, a significant number of libraries have CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST in their collection, and there is no way I would want to put that DVD cover on display in a public browsing interface, even if there are good reasons to keep the DVD in the collection.

I looking forward to seeing how this product develops!

Best,
James

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Emory University
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From: Paul Kauppila <***@sjsu.edu>
Sent: Friday, October 26, 2018 4:44 PM
To: ***@lists.berkeley.edu
Subject: Re: [videolib] Visual browse

It's interesting how Magnum P.I. is classified as a "horror" movie. I'm suspecting they actually meant Darren Aronofsky's film "Pi." Come to think of it, Tom Selleck actually is kind of terrifying. Ah, the hilarity of algorithms...

Paul


On Fri, Oct 26, 2018 at 11:23 AM Kolodney, Uri <***@austin.utexas.edu<mailto:***@austin.utexas.edu>> wrote:

Happy Friday!
I’m looking for ways to enhance usage of our 18,000+ DVD collection. I bumped into this “visual browse” approach - for example here - https://libtools.smith.edu/browse/movie.php (Five College library catalog).
If you are using such a tool, could you share your experience?
Also, would love to hear about any other ways you might have made your DVD collection more usable :-)
Much appreciated,
Uri
________________________________________________________
Uri Kolodney
Hebrew, Jewish, and Israel Studies Librarian / Film & Video Librarian
University of Texas Libraries
The University of Texas at Austin
PCL 2.312J | Mail Code S5466 | PO Box P Austin, TX 78713-8916
Phone: [phone]|***@austin.utexas.edu<mailto:***@austin.utexas.edu>

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Reference/Instruction Librarian

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library

San Jose State University

One Washington Square

San Jose, CA 95192-0028

408-808-2042

***@sjsu.edu<mailto:***@sjsu.edu>

King Library’s 15th Anniversary

Celebrate 15 years of Partnership and Possibility<http://www.sjlibrary.org/10th>

"I used to be with it, then they changed what it was. Now what was it isn't it, and what is it is weird and scary to me. It'll happen to you too."
-Grandpa Simpson
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