We have TV series on a one week circulation but the newest seasons are a 3 day loan for the first 6-months. We allow holds on dvds except for the 3-day loan titles so that is why it is done this way.
Karen Fischer Collection Development Librarian Mansfield Richland County Public Library 43 West Third Street Manasfield, OH 44902 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Susan Albrecht" <albre...@wabash.edu> To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Sent: Monday, December 30, 2013 12:53:38 PM Subject: Re: [Videolib] DVD TV Show circulation -----Original Message----- From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Tatar, Becky Sent: Monday, December 30, 2013 11:13 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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Becky, Our current policy is to treat these sets the same as a regular DVD. Which, come to think of it, probably isn't so wise.... This means that faculty have 3-week checkout and staff and students have 1-week. Susan Albrecht Library Acquisitions Manager Wabash College Lilly Library 765-361-6216 765-361-6295 fax albre...@wabash.edu www.facebook.com/wabashcollegelibrary.films http://pinterest.com/wabashcolllib/ ******************************************************************* "If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice." --Neil Peart ******************************************************************* 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.
