We have had RDID tags on our media for several years now with no problems. They are placed on the case under the "dust jacket" for DVDs and there is a specially sized long, narrow one that is placed directly on VHS cassettes. Our DVD cases are locking but not our VHS.
If you have multiple campuses and share between you make sure all the circulation points have the unlocking devices. Jo Ann Jo Ann Reynolds Reserve Services Coordinator University of Connecticut Homer Babbidge Library Storrs, CT 860-486-1406 jo_ann.reyno...@uconn.edu Question Reality -----Original Message----- From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Marilyn Nasserden Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2010 11:58 PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: [Videolib] RFID Tags on Media Dear collective wisdom, Our Library is in the initial stages of implementing security for our print library collections with RFID tags. I was asked today whether RFID tags would work with my media collections: VHS, DVDs, CDs, LPs, etc. Does anyone have any experience on RFID tags and media to share? My initial reaction is "not a good idea" for similar reasons to not putting tattle tapes on media. Do you think it would be at all effective to put RFID tags on the cases/covers only? We don't currently have the lockable cases and our media collections will become browsable in the new library we're moving into during Winter term. Marilyn -- Marilyn Nasserden Head, Fine Arts& Visual Resources Libraries and Cultural Resources 25 MacKimmie Library Block University of Calgary 2500 University Drive NW Calgary, Alberta, CANADA marilyn.nasser...@ucalgary.ca Phone: (403) 220-3795 VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors. VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
