Hi Becky, We don't circulate an entire season at a time. If a season comes on six discs then each disc gets circulated individually. Our loan periods for all discs to all users is 7 days, with one online renewal.
Cheers, Matt ________________________________________ Matt Ball Media and Collections Librarian University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA 22904 mattb...@virginia.edu | 434-924-3812 ________________________________________ From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] on behalf of Tatar, Becky [blt...@aurora.lib.il.us] Sent: Monday, December 30, 2013 11:12 AM To: pub...@webjunction.org; videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: [Videolib] DVD TV Show circulation Hi, all, What is the circulation time for seasonal TV show DVDs in your collection? We used to circulate all DVDs for 2 weeks, and a few years ago went to 1 week. Since then, we have added more TV show seasons to our collection, so the question has come up - it's difficult to watch a 22 episode television set in 1 week. I figured this would happen, but the question now is how to handle it. Do you all have 2 or more circulation times for your DVDs? Also, do you change the circ time for a DVD depending on how new it is? Especially for the best sellers. Do you have a short circ time initially, and after a year, go to a different circ time? For example, Insidiious 2 just came out. Do you have it on a 3 day circ for now, and next year sometime, after the reserves are gone, go to a 7 day circ? Thanks! And sorry for any cross duplication. Becky Tatar Periodicals/Audiovisuals Aurora Public Library 1 E. Benton Street Aurora, IL 60505 Phone: 630-264-4100 FAX: 630-896-3209 blt...@aurora.lib.il.us www.aurorapubliclibrary.org 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.
