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On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 9:36 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Every DVD, CD and CD-Rom is hand wiped with a soft cloth and Azuredisc > cleaner to give our media a fighting chance.� We also have an RTI senior > Disc Chek that we use when a patron complains about a disc not playing > properly.� We have been lucky to have a couple of gentlemen volunteers that > help us to run that machine and keep our collection in the best condition > that we can manage. > We are a medium sized library but quality of our materials is important to > us. > > Marsha Loyer > Media Services Coordinator > Mishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library > 209 Lincoln Way East > Mishawaka, IN 46544 > Phone: 574-259-5277 > Fax: 574-254-5585 > Email: [email protected] > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: [Videolib] DVD Cleaning Service (s)?? > From: Blaine Waterman <[email protected]> > Date: Wed, March 10, 2010 8:30 pm > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Cc: "Joseph T. Garcia" <[email protected]> > > Is there such a thing?? > I’m constantly hearing complaints from patrons about unplayable DVDs > in our collection. This is one complaint I find totally valid. > We don’t remotely have the labor available to clean and inspect every > disc upon return a la Netflix, but I wonder if there’s anything we can do > short of that which beats sticking items to languish on a problem shelf?? > Does anyone try to periodically clean ALL their DVDs? > Blaine Waterman > Film and Television Specialist > San Francisco Public Library > 415.557.4461 > [email protected] > Official SFPL use only > ________________________________ > 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. > > 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. > > -- Chris Lewis Media Librarian American University Library 202.885.3257 Please think twice before printing this e-mail. 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.
