Webinars

Conversations we need about media

2026 Coffee Chat Webinars

Starting in 2026, we’re offering new opportunities to connect and learn by alternating traditional webinars with community conversations.

Community conversations will not be recorded. Traditional webinars will be recorded and made available with presenters’ permission.

Members and webinar registrants get exclusive access for the first 6 months, then all content will become publicly available on our website.

“I have recently been given responsibility for faculty video requests, having never dealt with these before. I was gratified to be able to immediately put some of the knowledge I gleaned from the webinar to use. Thanks a bunch!“

- Bonnie Petry, Reference Librarian, John M. Pfau Library, Cal State San Bernadino

“… a really well-organized discussion, and helped confirm what I am already doing -- and gave me tools to talk about why I make some of the decisions I do. Bravo!”

- Alice Pearman, Collection Management Librarian, Plymouth State University

Video Trust Members have access to our full archive of past webinars

We’re working to get permissions to move webinar recorders older than 6 months onto our publicly accessible YouTube channel. Subscribe so you can get notified each time a recording is added.

 

Controlled Digital Lending of Video Resources: Ensuring the Provision of Streaming Access to Videos (May 2022)

Can I Keep It?: Benefits of Purchasing Perpetual and/or Life of File Collections (April 2022)

Copyright & Media Collections (March 2022)

Closed Captioning & Media Collections (February 2022)

Developing Diverse Media Collections (January 2022)

Film Pedagogy Redux: Teaching With Film, All the Best Practices (February 2021)

Streaming in Secret? What's the 'Exception' to the Rule

Virtual Reality 101 for Media Librarians (November 2021)

Let’s Talk About Media Consolidation: the Impact of Mergers on Media Libraries (September 2021)

Public Libraries' Responses to the Pandemic

Starter Guide To Streaming for Librarians

Library Responses to the Pandemic

Digitizing Media at your Library

I Can't Find This Title Anywhere!

Entertainment Law & Order Consumer streaming and libraries

How Film Distribution Works, Part One Acquisitions

K 12 Libraries' Responses to the Pandemic

Improving Patron Driven Acquisition

Academic Libraries' Responses to the Pandemic

A Critical Look at Disney, Historical to Present-Day

Online Watch Parties, Twitch and Legal Concerns