Hi Rudy, A cornerstone of our collection development policy is that we're here to support curricular needs and if I need to purchase multiple copies to do that then I do, though usually this is just for reserves (for example, if the class that's using a title is really large or if there's more than one class using it). We don't really have any kind of formula, though. I'd be interested it hear if others do.
Also, if a faculty member needs a title that's checked out by someone else and we're having a hard time getting it back then I'll sometimes just go ahead and buy another copy depending on how much it costs. I don't purchase multiple copies, however, just because the title is popular for recreational viewing (okay, sometimes I do, but don't tell anyone) so I'm sometimes in the position of reminding users that our purpose is to support curricular needs, and I encourage them to check with our local video store (that's only ΒΌ mile away) or an online video store. Cheers, Matt ________________________________________ Matt Ball Media and Collections Librarian University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA 22904 [email protected]<https://mail.eservices.virginia.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=62fe60f092584617be4c37bdfc2dcf42&URL=mailto%3amattball%40virginia.edu> | 434-924-3812 From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Rudy Leon Sent: Monday, September 13, 2010 1:50 PM To: videolib Subject: [Videolib] Duplicate copies? I am trying to develop an unofficial policy for when duplication of materials is a good idea. (We do not, in general, order duplicate copies of any materials) Do you order duplicate copies of films? Under what circumstances? -- Rudy Leon Learning Commons Librarian Undergraduate Library University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (217) 333-3503 http://www.deepening.wordpress.com AIM: rudibrarian
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