Streaming Video Collection Development and Management

by Michael Fernandez, Amauri Serrano

Overview

This accessible how-to manual addresses new considerations for libraries in building and managing streaming video collections.

Streaming video is not new to the library environment, but recent years have seen an exponential growth in the number of platforms and titles available for streaming. For libraries, this has meant an increasingly complex acquisitions landscape, with more vendors occupying the marketplace and larger portions of the budget dedicated to streaming. Users increasingly expect video content to be available online and on demand, and streaming video is increasingly integrated into coursework.

Michael Fernandez and Amauri Serrano outline the myriad challenges of managing streaming video content across all stages of the electronic resources lifecycle, from initial collection decisions to the user's experience of accessing the content. At every step, they provide practical advice on how to handle these challenges regardless of the size and budget of the institution. Librarians at community colleges, research institutions, specialized schools, and public libraries will find this a valuable and engaging guide.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781440880858
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	02/20/2025
Pages:	264
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.20(h) x 0.55(d)

About the Author

Michael Fernandez is the Head of Technical Services at Boston University, USA, where he oversees a department tasked with managing electronic resources, cataloging, and processing physical collections. Previously he has held e-resource positions at Yale University and American University. He has published and presented on topics in e-resource management and currently serves as assistant editor for Library Resources & Technical Services in addition to being on the editorial board for The Serials Librarian.

Amauri Serrano is the Head of Collection Strategy at Yale University Library, USA, where she leads and coordinates the library's holistic collection development and management strategy in all formats and is responsible for the collections budget. She was previously Central Collection Development Librarian at Yale and a humanities librarian at Florida State University and Appalachian State University. She has published book chapters and given presentations on collection development in the humanities, user outreach, and library instruction.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Chapter 1: Selection and Evaluation of Streaming Video
Chapter 2: Streaming Acquisition Models
Chapter 3: Budgeting for Streaming Video
Chapter 4: Licensing Streaming Video
Chapter 5: Ordering
Chapter 6: Local Hosting Challenges
Chapter 7: Metadata, Discovery, and Access for Streaming Video
Chapter 8: Accessibility for Streaming Video
Chapter 9: Usage
Chapter 10: Future Directions for Streaming Video

Appendix A: Yale University Library Video Collection Development Statement
Appendix B: Streaming Video Model License
Appendix C: Cataloging Template for Streaming Video
Appendix D: Educational Streaming Video Providers
Additional Resources
Glossary
Index

Editorial Reviews

Illustrated by academic and public library case studies, Fernandez and Serrano present a comprehensive journey into the world of streaming video collection development. This book is an essential resource for any library professional managing modern video collections!” —Scott Spicer, Media Outreach Librarian, University of Minnesota, USA

“Wow. Fernandez and Serrano have co-authored an exceptional handbook on streaming video in libraries that should be at the desk of selectors, acquisitions librarians, e-resources librarians, and catalogers. No stone is left unturned in their comprehensive approach, which also includes profiles of a variety of libraries that are using streaming video. The authors write with the authority of practitioners who have absorbed the literature on the topic and seen first-hand a wide number of the situations that will arise in a given library's adoption of this relatively new content delivery method.” —Christopher Lewis, Associate Librarian Emeritus, American University Library, USA

“Readable, supportive, and well-organized, this offers necessary information for making, interacting with, or carrying out video streaming decisions for anyone tasked with developing a library video streaming program.” —School Library Journal

From the Publisher

04/01/2025

Many public libraries, some school libraries, and 96.7 percent of academic libraries offer patrons access to video content, and many users request or expect streaming options. Distance learning, educator and student preferences, materials that are not available as physical DVDs, and lack of easy access to a DVD player are a few drivers that make on-demand streaming video access an expanding and specialized part of the library collection landscape. Fernandez and Serrano walk collection development and acquisitions library staff at all levels of experience through the theoretical and the practical aspects, concluding with thoughts on future directions and challenges. Most examples are drawn from academic libraries, but public libraries, and to a lesser extent, school libraries, will benefit from the thoughtful discussions, arranged in chapters roughly by flow of activity, from evaluating purchasing sources, to accessibility considerations, licensing, hosting options, value/drawbacks of adding video records to a library catalog, usage statistics, and deaccessioning. Along with thoughtful big picture strategy and practical considerations, the authors provide workflow strategies and samples of usage statistic formats. Real world "streaming vignettes" of library experiences appear between chapters. Furthering utility are appendices with model guidelines, a cataloging template, contact information for educational providers and distributors, and additional resources, including articles and professional organizations. VERDICT Readable, supportive, and well-organized, this offers necessary information for making, interacting with, or carrying out video streaming decisions for anyone tasked with developing a library video streaming program.—Maggie Knapp

School Library Journal