?We have been experiencing a decline in our DVD circulation over the past couple of years, but it's attributed to purchasing streaming titles instead and that circulation has skyrocketed. We have also replaced some of our most popular DVD titles with licensed streaming titles. This is due to the fact that it's more convenient for faculty, for students and many of our courses are online. This way students can view over and over again to glean the most relevant parts of the film and don't have to rely on memory when they view it one time in class. It's becomes a very effective means for both faculty and students.
The circulation for your size library sounds about right. I am finding that students don't view the titles unless they are needed for class. Our collection of feature films on DVD are not being used as they have in the past. No longer do they need leisure viewing as they have access to a myriad of titles on the Internet. Jane Hutchison William Paterson University ________________________________ From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu <videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu> on behalf of Anna Simon <ajs...@georgetown.edu> Sent: Friday, August 28, 2015 1:30 PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: [Videolib] DVD circulation data reports? Hey-yo, Does anyone know of a study, white paper, chunk of data out there that outlines DVD circulation trends? Ours are down, but I'd like to show comparative data for other schools showing that this is a general trend. Also, for anyone wondering, over the past academic semester our DVD circ stats hover around 800/month for a residential undergrad population of 7,600 and a combined enrollment of 18000.<http://nces.ed.gov/globallocator/col_info_popup.asp?ID=131496> We have an open browsing collection. [Library-logo-ES.png] Anna Simon Collection, Research & Instruction Librarian Art, Film, and Museum Studies 202-687-7467 ajs...@georgetown.edu<mailto:ajs...@georgetown.edu> Ars Hoya: GU Art Blog<https://blogs.commons.georgetown.edu/ajs299/> Georgetown University Lauinger Library 37th & O Sts. NW Washington, DC 20057
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