Interesting takes on this question, so far.
One thing that hasn't been addressed--and it may be more relevant to
large, established research collections than others--has to do with
long-term preservation and access to collections. At least 1/4 of our
tape collections at UCB have gone out of
some even after just one or two viewings.
Our media is kept in closed stacks and our circulation is very high.
Bonnie Brown
Avery Fisher Center
- Original Message -
From: ghand...@library.berkeley.edu
Date: Friday, January 21, 2011 3:18 pm
Subject: Re: [Videolib] Videos shelved separate
Hello,
I know this issue has been brought up on this list before, but the whole
idea of videos in open stacks (integrated with the regular book
collection) vs. a separate video collection (in open or closed stacks)
is coming up at our library with a vengeance. I would like to get a
test of
Hi Jared
Yeah, this topic pops up periodically. There are widely divergent opinions.
It's a fairly complex issue, actually: a lot depends on 1) the mission of
the media collection (and the library in general); 2) the nature of the
collection (all video is not created equal in terms of pricing
College
From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu
[mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Seay, Jared Alexander
Sent: Friday, January 21, 2011 2:46 PM
To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
Subject: [Videolib] Videos shelved separate or integrated into the stacks?
Hello,
I know
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From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu
[mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Seay, Jared Alexander
Sent: Friday, January 21, 2011 2:46 PM
To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
Subject: [Videolib] Videos shelved separate
, Jared Alexander
Sent: Friday, January 21, 2011 2:46 PM
To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
Subject: [Videolib] Videos shelved separate or integrated into the stacks?
Hello,
I know this issue has been brought up on this list before, but the whole idea
of videos in open stacks (integrated
Hi Jared,
As you'll see from responses, there are many factors about your campus and
community that may affect how you handle the collection.
Look at existing policies and determining how well they serve your patrons.
Do practices reflect modern video collections or are they holdovers from the
Hi Jared,
We have about 3,000 (or 20%) of our DVDs in locked cases in an open browsing
collection. It's located in our Media Center, so it's easy to help people find
items if they can't locate them on their own. These titles--Criterion, Warner,
20th Century Fox, Dreamworks, etc.,--fly off the
