We check every DVD when it arrives, before it is cataloged. The policy started when it used to take a long time to get AV cataloged - not a problem now, but still good to find problems immediately.
We don't find a huge number of problems, but it's bad PR if prof checks out a new DVD and discovers that it doesn't work in the classroom. Yes, malfunctions happen regardless, but awkward when they know it's a new purchase... Although I feel that we find enough problems to justify the process, I know that more time is spent on it than really necessary by a longtime staff member. In the future, I anticipate making it a student task where it's a quick check of a chapter or two. If in a pinch, we would probably only check the expensive titles. It's sadly possible that they might not get checked out for awhile, making it hard to determine if there was defect or if damage occurred later, and therefore a large loss if a problem is found later. Barb Bergman | Media Services & Interlibrary Loan Librarian | Minnesota State University, Mankato | (507) 389-5945 | barbara.berg...@mnsu.edu From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Rosen, Rhonda J. Sent: Monday, July 02, 2012 6:32 PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: [Videolib] quality check? Do you guys quality check every dvd that comes into your collection? We are finding that this is becoming a burden...we used to use students to check, but with less and less work study Hours being available, we are needing students at the counter and not watching videos... Is it worth it? Rhonda Rhonda Rosen| Head, Media & Access Services William H. Hannon Library | Loyola Marymount University One LMU Drive, MS 8200 | Los Angeles, CA 90045-2659 rhonda.ro...@lmu.edu|<mailto:rhonda.ro...@lmu.edu|> 310/338-4584| http://library.lmu.edu<http://library.lmu.edu/> "You see, I don't believe that libraries should be drab places where people sit in silence, and that's been the main reason for our policy of employing wild animals as librarians." --Monty Python
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.
