Perkins, Rebecca
Lamb, A., & Johnson, L. (2006,
January 1). Welcome to S621: Audio and
Video Sources. Retrieved March 20, 2015, from http://eduscapes.com/seeds/index.html
Summary: This website offers a free
course on audio and video collections for schools and libraries and was “designed
primarily as a SLIS graduate course offered at Indiana University-Indianapolis.”
This course includes a basic overview of audio and video collections as well as
a separate module for management of such collections including collection development,
issues, management and promotions. Within this module there are many tips to
managing audio and video collections
including selection criteria, issues of censorship, copyright, and licensing
for public showings, as wells as descriptions and links for ratings systems.
Evaluation: Though the material the
course is based on is dated (late 1990’s and early 2000’s) and some of the
links are dead, overall this is a good introduction to audio and video
collections. It was interesting to read that some libraries use rating systems
to determine if a child could check out a video or not, as that is clearly
censorship, but hopefully this mention is only due to the date of this course
and this practice is not still in effect anywhere. Most of the links to “family
friendly” groups that focus on providing descriptions of films to assist
parents in making informed decisions are viable and would be a good resource to
share with “concerned” parents …especially for librarians working in places
with policies against providing opinions about the appropriateness of movies
even when parents insist on trying to get a librarians’ opinion. The most
useful parts are the elements and links to collection development policies
dealing with audio and video collections.
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