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Judy, Your reasons for not carrying videos are very good reasons, particularly when you borrowers aren't expressing a desire for them. We all should have priorities for collection development that are driven by our communities, and it certainly sounds as if you have done just that. Please know that in my earlier message that I wasn't criticizing your choice. Rather, I was just wondering why so many of us--myself included--tend to look at videos differently than books. As to your question about how long a popular video lasts, my answer is that you simply can't tell. Some of our videos are over 5 years old, circulate frequently and show no signs of wearing out. In spite of the fact that we generally don't by popular movies as soon as they have been released, we did get the Harry Potter movie on video and DVD because of a huge volume of requests. So far, they are staying constantly in circulation and have not become damaged or become extremely overdue. In general, our videos last very well even if they have a high circulation rate. The number reason a video disappears from our shelves is non-return. DVDs have proven to be much more likely to be damaged, although most damage is very minor and can be polished out. Deanna Frazee Director of Library Services 205 E. Church Ave. Killeen, TX 76541 (254) 501-8995 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: Nellie Pederson City Library [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2002 6:55 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Video storage- This is a message from CTLS-L. Selecting "Reply" will send a message to the entire list. --------------------------------------------------------- These are all very good reasons for offeing videos if you have the space and the budget to carry them . We had to decide to put 50 dollars into 1 video or 5 books (example, I realize videos aren't all 50 and books aren't 10) but we had to decide where to set our priorities and especially our limited space and in our community there is no other place to get books but there is a place to get videos. We do have a lot of audios because our patrons ask for them but we get very few requests for videos hence our decision. I wonder how long a popular video, say Harry Potter lasts on the shelves, don't they get broken quickly? Judy Merritt Nelie Pederson Civic Library Clifton, TX >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 08/15/02 18:07 PM >>> This is a message from CTLS-L. Selecting "Reply" will send a message to the entire list. --------------------------------------------------------- Wells Branch started offering videos because of donations and has done pretty much what Suzanne said. Parents frequently cannot afford to satisfy their children's appetites for videos in the quantity or repetition they desire. Many people come in for the video and get books and other services just because they are already there. We get cases from Demco, I think, and use them again once the already used videos die. I got many on E-bay and lately at a Blockbuster clearance sale. Casing was done by volunteers.We have ordered more spinners for the growing number and check them for 1 week. On Thu, 15 August 2002, "SuzAnne Beard" wrote: > > This is a message from CTLS-L. > Selecting "Reply" will send a message to the entire > list. > --------------------------------------------------------- > > Wimberley Village Library hesitated for seven years to > offer entertainment > videos until we asked ourselves in a brainstorming > session, what are the > reasons someone might check out a new entertainment > video, after a waiting > list, rather than rent it? When one of our answers > was "because I might > not be able to easily afford to rent it" , I changed my > mind- I buy small in > quantity, I buy after the curve and even shop Walmart > very selectively, I > try to buy quality in the same way we buy fiction, we > chop up the boxes > ruthlessly and repackage them in clear double sleeve > videocases from Library > Store for .85 each in such a way that the cases can be > reused should the > videotape need to be withdrawn. This is a pain and > takes us about 10 - 20 > minutes each. > If the video store in your community also buys small > and after the curve, > then the perhaps the library should refrain from > offering the same titles. > But then, why not compete-- in a friendly sort of way? > Doesn't that just > make us all better? > By the way, do you offer > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Deanna Frazee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2002 5:04 PM > Subject: RE: Video storage > > > > This is a message from CTLS-L. > > Selecting "Reply" will send a message to the entire > list. > > > --------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Clara, you are absolutely right. Keeping things > checked out is the best > > sign of success for us; we do videos on a 3-week > checkout, same as books, > > for that very reason. And I loved the reminder about > dusting shelves! > > > > > > Deanna Frazee > > Director of Library Services > > 205 E. Church Ave. > > Killeen, TX 76541 > > (254) 501-8995 > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Mounce, Clara B [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2002 4:34 PM > > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > > Subject: RE: Video storage > > > > > > This is a message from CTLS-L. > > Selecting "Reply" will send a message to the entire > list. > > > --------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Check out your videos for one week and don't limit > the number of videos a > > person can borrow at any one time and you will have > more space for housing > > them. There will be a few weeks/months where some > grumbling will occur > > about not having any videos left! But the grumblers > will go away in time. > > > > You can always change your rules if it gets really > bad and you really > don't > > have enough videos to go around. > > > > I certainly don't feel libraries are in competition > with video stores. If > > anything, we help them by providing titles that folks > watch and then go > out > > and buy for themselves. And certainly we probably > have instructional > > videos, performing arts and documentaries that some > video stores don't > > stock. They make their money on the latest movies! > You would probably > want > > to build a classic film collection of Academy Award > winners--you couldn't > go > > wrong there. There is a list of 100 important > feature films that would > give > > a library a good place to start. > > > > I really recommend that you let folks check out as > many videos as they > want > > to--for at least one week. Your circulation will go > up and empty shelves > > are a sign of success in the library business. Just > be sure the empty > > shelves are not dusty, of course. > > > > Clara B. Mounce > > Community Librarian > > Bryan+College Station Public Library System > > 979-209-5611 > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Deanna Frazee [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2002 4:12 PM > > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > > Subject: RE: Video storage > > > > > > This is a message from CTLS-L. > > Selecting "Reply" will send a message to the entire > list. > > > --------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Not that anyone asked me to, but I'd like to comment > on what Judith said > > about not circulating videos because there was a > business in her community > > that rents them. We have used similar reasoning in > Killeen to explain why > > > we don't carry the most current popular videos. > Instead, we concentrate > on > > nonfiction videos or older movies that are not easily > obtained in our > video > > rental outlets. We're beginning to move away from > that kind of thinking, > > although current popular movies are not likely to > become a priority with > us. > > > > So, basically, we don't carry current popular movies > because they are > easily > > obtained for purchase or rental at many local > vendors. But we don't use > > that reasoning for books. We have Grisham and LaHaye > and all the others > out > > just as quick as the book stores. And we never think > twice about > businesses > > in our community that make their living by selling > books. > > > > I'm just wondering how many of librarians have > allowed this reasoning to > > direct the way they develop their collections. And > in a smaller town, > it's > > probably a more valid reason than it is in bigger > communities. I'd like > to > > know what others think about this. > > > > > > Deanna Frazee > > Director of Library Services > > 205 E. Church Ave. > > Killeen, TX 76541 > > (254) 501-8995 > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Nellie Pederson City Library > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2002 2:47 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: Video storage > > > > > > This is a message from CTLS-L. > > Selecting "Reply" will send a message to the entire > list. > > > --------------------------------------------------------- > > > > We do not own or circulate videos feeling that since > a bussiness in the > > community makes its living renting them out we won't > infringe on their > turf > > and this way we don't have to mess with the problems > associated with > > circulating a video collection. We do circulate > Audios and purchased cases > > from Recorded Books for many of those that have > battered cardboard > > containers and hope to replace more in the future as > then all will be > > uniform in height and shape. Judith Anne Merritt > Nellie Pederson Civic > > Library Clifton, TX > > > > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 08/15/02 10:16 AM >>> > > This is a message from CTLS-L. > > Selecting "Reply" will send a message to the entire > list. > > > --------------------------------------------------------- > > > > How do you display and store videos? Does anyone keep > their video tapes in > > the original packaging? 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