2014 Charleston Conference Thursday, Nov 6, 2:15 PM

1. Alexander Street Press
First came collections, and then…
How Alexander Street video is evolving to meet the
changing landscape
Eileen Lawrence
Senior Vice President
lawrence@alexanderstreet.com

2. Before: VIDEO COLLECTIONS Now: COLLECTIONS WITH VIDEO
Environmental science
World newsreels
Nursing, allied health
Education
Anthropology
History
Art, architecture
Counseling
Opera, dance
2006
Plays
Feature films
Human Rights
Business
Psychology experiments
Engineering
Documentaries
2014

3. Out of the basement means…
Not in a silo— “lives” with other formats
Music
Newspapers
Websites
Monographs
Primary Works
Journals
Video
Tools

4. Out of the basement means…
Not in a silo— “lives” with other formats
Falstaff's death scene, for which the speeches were
lifted bodily from Henry IV, Part 2, is boldly invented.
The shrunken, heartbroken old companion of
Henry's escapades (George Robey, famed British
low comedian) hears again, obsessively, the terrible
speech ("A man ...so old and so profane....") in
which the King casts him off. In this new context, for
the first time perhaps, the piercing line, "The king
has kill'd his heart," is given its full power. In the
transition scene which takes the audience from
Falstaff's death to the invasion of France, the
Chorus makes a final appearance alone against the
night sky, then recedes and fades as the movie
takes over from him.
(James Agee’s 1946 review)

5. Out of the basement means…
Not in a silo— “lives” with other formats
Falstaff's death scene, for which the speeches were
lifted bodily from Henry IV, Part 2, is boldly invented.
The shrunken, heartbroken old companion of
Henry's escapades (George Robey, famed British
low comedian) hears again, obsessively, the terrible
speech ("A man ...so old and so profane....") in
which the King casts him off. In this new context, for
the first time perhaps, the piercing line, "The king
has kill'd his heart," is given its full power. In the
transition scene which takes the audience from
Falstaff's death to the invasion of France, the
Chorus makes a final appearance alone against the
night sky, then recedes and fades as the movie
takes over from him.
(Jame’s Agee, 1946 review)
“A man ...so old…
The Transition Scene

6. Out of the basement means…
As easy to use as text (search, browse)

7. Out of the basement means…
As easy to use as text (clip, assemble)

8. Out of the basement means…
Easy to use for teaching, learning

9. Out of the basement means…
Video is part of overall search results
all ASP content --
video, audio, full-text
search.alexanderstreet.com
(unified search interface)
your library’s video and audio
Your video content
(Media Hosting Service)

10. Out of the basement means…
Video is mobile

11. Library trends changing ASP publishing
Some libraries do continue to purchase whole collections
• Makes sense when a collection supports a program
• We continue to publish discipline-specific collections
(but now they are multi-format)
But other libraries want to select relevant films
• New models for acquiring video
• EBA (evidence-based acquisitions)
• PDA (patron-driven acquisitions)
• Acquisitions really means “acquisitions”
• Single titles
• Topical bundles

12. New acquisition models:
EBA and PDA
PDA (patron-driven acquisitions)
• Patrons have unlimited access to >20,000 films.
• Patrons determine what you buy (trigger after set # of user views).
• Library sets the spending cap.
• Option for perpetual rights or annual subscription, library’s choice.
• Sign up now for pilot beginning January 2015.
EBA (evidence-based acquisitions)
• Patrons have unlimited access to >41,000 films.
• Patrons influence what you buy, but library decides what to buy.
• No automatic purchase trigger.
• Library decides spending budget.
• Library owns perpetual rights.
• Dozens of libraries globally now completing 2014 pilot year.

13. New acquisition model:
Small, affordable topical bundles
The John Cleese Management Bundle
• Asian Theater Video Bundle
• Primary Education Video Bundle
• Social Work Video Bundle
• others

14. Scholarship trends drive our activities
What’s newest—Syllabus Project:
• “Call for syllabi” over the past 6 months and continuing.
• We create custom clips and playlists matched to your
syllabus—essentially, custom course packs for your
programs.
• See what’s common among customers who participate
(e.g., “Introduction to Art History”), serve many institutions.
What’s next on the horizon—Open Access
What’s next after that—we’re watching and listening to you!

15. Alexander Street Press
Eileen Lawrence
Senior Vice President
lawrence@alexanderstreet.com