I was going to say pretty much what deg did: Why wouldn't you allow students to checkout videos?
One week for all (except reserves of course). Faculty can ask for extensions (most know they don't get fined). Students can re-check out if needed. We have far more leverage with students than the faculty to get videos back on time -- late fees (up to $10) and the default replacement billing ($200) put a hold on their campus record, which gets their attention if they ignored the email notices. Community users get same terms as students. ~Barb Minnesota State University, Mankato On Jun 11, 2015, at 1:24 PM, Lowell Lybarger <llybar...@atu.edu<mailto:llybar...@atu.edu>> wrote: This is an open-ended question about loan periods for optical media (DVD, Blu-ray, and CD audio) for undergraduates. My library will migrate to a new Library Management System next year (ALMA) and some of my colleagues want to extend the loan period for optical media for undergraduates. Can anyone suggest relevant studies or documents that discuss best practices for media circulation, focused on loan and renewal periods and not just preservation or security? Alternatively, what is the policy at your institution? Many thanks, Lowell Lowell Lybarger, PhD, MLIS 305 West Q St. Arkansas Tech University Russellville, AR 72801 (479) 964-0584 http://library.atu.edu/about/personnel/lybarger.php 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.
