We've done it in a few cases but not for ten videos, maybe three or four, though we bought duplicates for anything that got regular use. If it were to come up that ten titles were needed and they were all feature films available on Amazon, I would buy the batch.
On Fri, Sep 5, 2014 at 9:01 AM, Maureen Tripp <maureen_tr...@emerson.edu> wrote: > Hi Everyone, > A faculty member wants to borrow 10 DVD and VHS titles for the fall > semester, for use at our L.A. campus. > We've never had a request like this before, as the program is relatively > new. > I don't like the idea of 1. tying up stuff for an entire semester (usual > length of loans to our faculty is 2 weeks) > 2. shipping this stuff across the country > Some of these titles could be leased from Swank, but if we set that > precedent, it could run into big bucks! > What do you all do/think? > thanks, > Maureen > > 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. > -- Chris Lewis American University Library 202.885.3257
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.
