We have just recently (and somewhat gradually) let go of our audiocassette collection. Much of the content was dated. I did go through our holdings to determine condition, use, etc. I think the music has been covered well by compact disc. However, we had a number of audiobooks on tape, and those titles tended to be regularly used in the past. So, this year I made a concerted effort to purchase a number of books, poetry, speeches on CD. Actually, there are still a few books on tape remaining, but probably not for long.
Working through this format process has seemed much less 'painful' than working through the VHS issues so many of us are facing at this time. Ugh... Rue Rue McKenzie Coordinator of Media Collections Academic Resources University of South Florida Library 4202 Fowler Ave., LIB122 Tampa, FL 33620 813-974-6342 / rmcken...@usf.edu From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Rosen, Rhonda Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2012 1:12 PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: [Videolib] audiocassettes Hi - For academic libraries....what are you doing with your audiocassette collections? We no longer have players in our media area and obviously the format is obsolete...while I'm actively replacing VHS with DVD - I am not sure I want to go this route with audio.... We have mostly classical music and spoken word. Any ideas? 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
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