While it might not be a great copy (and would have to suffice until the work is rereleased), remember that it is legal under Section 108 to create a replacement copy if your library copy is stolen, lost, damaged, etc. if an unused copy is not available at a reasonable price. I read that to mean that an unused copy is not being marketed or readily available for sale. Your library may want to go beyond just checking the marketplace and try to contact the copyright holder to see if a replacement copy is available. Either way, you should be able to replace your current copy (either with one you can purchase, or by making a copy). If you transfer to a DVD, 108 states that the copy cannot be circulated to the public outside of the library. That, too, has been understood in different ways by different libraries, and you'll want to internally decide what that means for your library and how you will comply.
mb Michael Brewer | Librarian | Team Leader for Instructional Services On Wed, Sep 11, 2013 at 2:31 PM, Rosen, Rhonda <rhonda.ro...@lmu.edu<mailto:rhonda.ro...@lmu.edu>> wrote: Does anyone know if this is available for purchase on DVD...our old VHS is dying...Rhonda Aristophanes' Lysistrata Aristophanes.; Giannes Negrepontes; Nikos Kavou Kide; Kostas Kazakos; Tzene Kareze; Giorvos Zervoulakos 2010 Greek, Modern [1453- ] [Description: Visual Material] Visual Material : Videorecording : [Description: DVD video] DVD video 1 videodisc (97 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. [New York] : New York Film Annex, Lysistrata is an Athenian woman disgusted by the way men have ruined the country with their endless wars. Rallying the other women, she proposes they impose an embargo on sexual relations with their men as long as the war lasts. This "sex strike," reluctantly agreed to and not always enthusiastically observed, finally brings the men to their knees. 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.
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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.