We moved to an open stacks model here at Temple about a year ago. The open stacks are shelved alphabetically by title for easy browsing, and are limited to our feature films, TV shows, and popular documentaries in the interest of space.
For security purposes, the open stacks consist of photocopied facsimile covers housed in very slim "BrowserPaks" (made by Chicago One Stop) that patrons can bring to the circulation desk to check out. Each one is marked with the call number for easy retrieval. While the DVDs are out, we keep them alphabetized in a section of our closed stacks. While the implementation was something of a challenge, the results have been overwhelmingly positive. Thanks, John John Pyle, MSLIS Media Specialist Temple University Libraries tue81...@temple.edu 215.204.2649 On Sep 24, 2013, at 3:38 PM, Windsor, Matthew wrote: > Hi Richard, > > We recently moved our collection to open stacks. We shelve by call number > and for security we kept the physical dvds behind the circulation desk in > slimline dvd cases. When a patron brings a case to check out the student > worker locates the disk and places the slimline case on its side to indicate > it is out. This system is working well, but our collection is small (3,000 > dvd's) > > Matthew > > Matthew Windsor > Assistant Librarian > Systems and Media Services > Olin C. Bailey Library > Hendrix College > 501-450-1287 > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu > [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Fleischer, Richard > M. > Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2013 2:31 PM > To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu > Subject: [Videolib] moving to open stacks > > Hi videlib > > The Tisch library is in the early planning stages of moving the library DVD > collection from a closed to open stacks. We want to keep the collection > together in one place. The current filing system is by call number dv1 is the > first film in the collection dv13912 is the last film in the collection. I > was wondering how other libraries arranged the films in open stacks. Also > do you use any security system with the open stacks? > > > Thanks in advance for any help > > Richard Fleischer > Media Center Manager > Tisch Library > Tufts University > > 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.