Hi Brooke,
You might want to hold onto a few of those VHS tapes in case you want some for
disaster preparedness training. Our disaster preparedness training exercises
at Mason Libraries includes as many different media formats as we can obtain.
Regards,
Laura
Laura Jenemann
Film Studies/Media Services Librarian
Johnson Center Library
George Mason University
4400 University Drive MS 1A6
Fairfax VA, 22030
Phone: 703-993-7593
Email: ljene...@gmu.edu
From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu
[mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Laura Baker
Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2014 5:54 PM
To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
Subject: Re: [Videolib] Recycling or Discarding VHS
We were able to donate many VHS tapes to our local Goodwill stores. You might
give them and similar resell stores a call to see what subjects they accept.
Laura
On Thu, Jan 2, 2014 at 4:09 PM, Duffy, Brooke
bduf...@fairfield.edumailto:bduf...@fairfield.edu wrote:
Hello All,
I recently stepped in as media librarian at Fairfield University and one of the
big items at the top of the to-do list is to weed and discard the VHS
collection. I have been researching options for recycling VHS and have not come
up with too much. These are the two places I've located which recycle VHS:
GreenDiskhttp://www.greendisk.com/ (recycling service, we'd have to pay for
the service AND the shipping)
ACT (Alternative Community Training)
Serviceshttp://www.actservices.org/donations/how-to-donate (accepts donations
of VHS, but still costly because we'd have to ship it all to Missouri)
Does anyone know of other options? I did check the Videolib archives, but the
most recent posts I could find were from 2009. I also welcome any general
advice on recycling or discarding hundreds of VHS!
Thanks and Happy New Year,
Brooke Duffy
Interim Reference Media Librarian
DiMenna-Nyselius Library
Fairfield University
1073 North Benson Road
Fairfield, CT 06824
bduf...@fairfield.edumailto:bduf...@fairfield.edu
(203)254-4000 x4206tel:%28203%29254-4000%20x4206
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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.
