Roanoke PL had a "jukebox" a few years ago that was great. The empty cases went on the shelf and when it was brought to the desk the jukebox read the bar code and spit out the right disc. It allowed the discs to be stored very compactly and there was no filing as there is no right or wrong place for the disc.
We used secure cases in Austin but it is not that hard to get the keys that unlock them so the problem was not really resolved. Jeanette Larson Author, CREW: A Weeding Manual for Modern Libraries (TSLAC, 2009, pdf available at www.tsl.state.tx.us/ld/pubs/crew/ ), The Public Library Policy Writer (with Herman L. Totten, Neal-Schuman, 2008), and Bringing Mysteries Alive for Children and Young Adults (Linworth, 2004) "[Librarians] are subversive. You think they're just sitting there at the desk, all quiet and everything. They're like plotting the revolution, man. I wouldn't mess with them." -- Michael Moore --- On Tue, 9/1/09, Carolyn Manning <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Carolyn Manning <[email protected]> > Subject: [ctls-l] DVD security > To: [email protected] > Date: Tuesday, September 1, 2009, 10:29 AM > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi > Folks, > > > Our library is having problems with > DVD theft. Someone > is taking discs out of the cases and is > putting an empty case back on the spinner. We have > lost upwards of twenty > DVDs this way. > > > I would like to know how other > libraries handle their DVDs. Do you use secure > cases? Do you keep > an empty case on the shelf and have the disc behind the > desk? Any input > you can give is great. > > > We have looked into buying the > secure DVD cases, but I > am concerned about the > added cost as well as the added time it would take to get > the DVDs out to the > patrons. Thanks! > > > > Carolyn T. > Manning > > Library > Director > > Wimberley > Village > Library > > 512 847-2188, > ext. 6 > > [email protected] > > > > > > > > > > >
