Hi Katherine, We tried the Amary II Benefit Denial and I was able to remove the disc without breaking the device or the disc. This was one of the many we tried before deciding on Gressco's KwikCase - all enclosed DVD case. We have over 6000 and they are wonderful!!! We haven't had anyone break it open.
http://www.gresscoltd.com/ Hope this helps Beth Traylor Media and Reserve Library, Head UWM Libraries ----- Original Message ----- From: "Katherine Pourshariati" <kpour...@mc3.edu> To: "videolib@lists.berkeley.edu" <videolib@lists.berkeley.edu> Sent: Thursday, August 1, 2013 1:50:39 PM Subject: [Videolib] The horrible locking DVD case question again To the collective wisdom of the group, We are having a not fun time with our Alpha Nexpac Secure DVD cases , these are the ones with the blue bar that you have to unlock with a black key bar. The blue bars are getting stuck and breaking apart. We are looking at changing over to the Amary II Benefit Denial DVD case from Demco, this one has a central hub removal. Right now when the model is brand new it is so much easier to take the lock off. The questions of course; 1. Do the locks age badly as they do with the Alpha Nexpac? 2. Do people like these Amary cases in general? 3. Is there a much better system that we should be looking at? We hope to hear from librarians rather than vendors SVP! J Thanks much Kate Montgomery County Community College is proud to be designated as an Achieving the Dream Leader College for its commitment to student access and success. 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.
