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Re: Videos in University Archives



I doubt that Athletics is providing these dubs from generosity alone.  They
are probably charging cost plus.  In that case, I think that if the
Archives is to be used as storage facility to support a revenue function
for Athletics, then I speculate that there may be an opportunity to share
in the revenue, or at least benefit financial to offset the costs of
storage and of access to the videos.
At 09:29 AM 2/1/00 -0800, you wrote:
>Here at Oregon State University Archives, we have a form that a patron signs
>to borrow documents, records, films, etc. It is an agreement that this will
>be used properly and when it will be returned.  The borrowing patron (in
>your case, the athletic dept) signs it and gets a copy of the form.  We keep
>the other, and make sure we follow up on any late or missing "stuff."  It
>works really well, as we emphasize the need to return items as promised --
>or no more borrowing.
>
>Janet Wendt
>Janet M. Wendt, C.A.
>Technical Services Archivist
>Oregon State University Archives
>94 Kerr Administration Building
>Corvallis, OR  97331-2103
>Telephone: 541-737-2165
>Direct line: 541-737-4050
>Fax: 541-737-0541
>email: Janet.Wendt@orst.edu
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Amy Cooper [SMTP:alcooper@USD.EDU]
>> Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2000 9:07 AM
>> To:   ARCHIVES@LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU
>> Subject:      Videos in University Archives
>>
>> Hello --
>>
>> I'm new in the position of Archivist/Special Collections Librarian at the
>> University of South Dakota. Among the collections here are the University
>> Archives.  My question revolves around issues particular to videos in a
>> University Archives Collection.
>>
>> The Athletic Department here has numerous videotapes of football games
>> which it would like to house in the archives.  The problem that I'm facing
>> comes in that occasionally, the department receives a request for a dub of
>> one of the games. The Archives doesn't have the capability to make video
>> dubs, but the Athletic department does, and they have been doing so for
>> years. They do not, however, have the storage facilities to properly house
>> a video collection. They propose housing the materials in the archives,
>> with a special stipulation that will allow for them to remove a tape from
>> the archives when a dub is requested in order to make a copy.
>>
>> Obviously, I'm concerned for the integrity of the collection and potential
>> damage to the tapes.  But I also understand the needs of the University to
>> provide potential donor John Smith with a copy of his grandson's star
>> performance in the big 1990 game....  How do other University Archives
>> handle this kind of situation, short of purchasing expensive video
>> equipment?
>>
>> Regards,
>> Amy Cooper
>> Archivist/Special Collections Librarian
>> I.D. Weeks Library
>> University of South Dakota
>> 414 E. Clark St.
>> Vermillion, SD  57069
>>
>> Phone: 605-677-8867
>> e-mail:  alcooper@usd.edu
>>
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