Okay, good. :) Do you have any art you'd like me to attach to the Zinio
post? Or should I just attach their logo?
Cristella Bond
Information Services Librarian
Anderson Public Library
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Anderson, IN 46016
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From: Susan Weber <swe...@langara.bc.ca>
To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2012 10:55:39 -0800
Subject: Re: [Videolib] VHS weeding
Funny this should come up when I'm doing exactly this- the task of
weeding the VHS collection.
First I have a list generated in Call # order for the DVD, VHS and
streaming formats. This list includes total uses since 2006 (when we
migrated to Milennium/now Sierra) and also Last Use date.
I work through the list and mark it, looking for VHS only
that has had 0 use in 5 years.
If we have VHS and DVD, I look at last use on the VHS. If it was
recently, it may be because the DVD was added recently, or, the DVD
was out when someone wanted the content. Our system does let us look
at who the last user was: faculty or student - so that is a final check
to see if an instructor is using the content.
Unfortunately, the streaming providers we work with are unable to give
us title-level stats on use when we license a collection. Individual
titles from Films Media/Films on Demand can be verified, but that's the
only source where we have added streaming content one at a time. The
collections from Alexander St. and NFB are not providing title by title
data- at least as far as I can determine. If anybody knows differently,
I'd like to hear about it.
Once the list is marked, I go to the shelves, and pull off the videos.
I'm not comfortable delegating this, because there are decisions I may
make, once I see the video in the subject area where it sits.
The videos are then given to staff to mark as withdrawn.
That's my process - and I only have an opportunity to do it when exams
are over and all material is returned, which is right now in December,
and again in intersession in May.
Susan
Susan Weber
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On 19/12/2012 6:00 PM, Steinhoff, Cindy wrote:
> We weeded VHS starting about 2 years ago and made another pass through
this past summer. Our criteria are almost exactly like Deg's. We also
checked the last circulation date for each program and withdrew anything
that hadn't circulated in 3 years.
>
> Cynthia Steinhoff
> Anne Arundel Community College
> Arnold, MD
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> From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu
[mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Deg Farrelly
> Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2012 4:06 PM
> To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
> Subject: [Videolib] VHS weeding
>
> I am in the process of weeding VHS from our collection now.
>
> Mostly we are moving all VHS out of the building into a storage facility
(another library) where they will be requestable. (About 9600 titles), but
in the process we are withdrawing some titles:
>
> @400 VHS that have been in the collection AT LEAST 7 years that have
never been borrowed. (I will look at these individually to make sure that
there are no irreplaceable titles)
>
> @250 titles that we have in our Films on Demand subscription
>
> @200 titles in our purchased Filmakers Library Online collection
>
> A handful of additional titles from other companies that we have in
streaming format on one platform or anotherŠ for example BBC Shakespeare
plays
>
> Anything in VHS that we also have in DVD
>
> Duplicate VHS copies, if there is another VHS (or DVD) copy in the
library collection.
>
>
> This is very broad, and actually very conservative, I think.
>
>
> -deg
>
> deg farrelly, Media Librarian
> Arizona State University Libraries
> Hayden Library C1H1
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>
> On 12/19/12 1:53 PM, "videolib-requ...@lists.berkeley.edu"
> <videolib-requ...@lists.berkeley.edu> wrote:
>
>> Debra et al,
>>
>> Can some of you share your VHS replacement criteria.
>> Thanks,
>>
>> lorraine wochna
>> Ohio U, Alden Library
>
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communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video
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> 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.
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.
