Academic and public libraries are facing the challenge of finding new avenues of service and of creating value for their constituencies. This value is in the form of outcomes that result in bettering the people who use libraries and the community at large. The authors feel that librarians must find creative ways to make their communities better…

Describes the VISION Digital Library System, a project implemented by the University of Kansas that uses locally developed applications to segment and automatically index video clips. Explains that the focus of VISION is to make possible the gathering and indexing of large amounts of video material, storing material on a database system, and…

States that faculty needs for high quality projection hardware seem to cluster around three variables: brightness, mount, and cost. Discusses the many lessons learned in the purchase, installation, and maintaining of video projectors in community colleges. Suggests some Web sites to explore for assistance in purchasing the next video projector…