Just today I got a quote for a media drop to be installed next to the book drop. To date we haven't allowed videos to be dropped off when we're closed but it's caused enough problems that we're moving forward to change that. The biggest problems are related to overdue fines, snow days, summer hours, last minute winter and spring break dropoffs.
On Fri, Sep 17, 2010 at 2:32 PM, Meghann Matwichuk <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello Everyone and Happy Friday! The issue of placing AV material in > bookdrops has come up at my library, and I wanted to put out a quick, > informal survey to my fellow VidLibbers in academic libraries to pose a few > questions... > > 1) Do you allow for the return of AV materials (DVDs, VHS, etc.) via book > drop? If not, what are your reasons for not doing so? > > 2) If you do allow return of AV materials via book drop, do you have a > separate book drop dedicated to media? > > 3) If you do allow use of (or have allowed use of in the past) of a book > drop for media return, what (if any) challenges / problems have you > encountered? > > Many thanks in advance for your time, > > ************************* > Meghann Matwichuk, M.S. > Associate Librarian > Instructional Media Collection Department > Morris Library, University of Delaware > 181 S. College Ave. > Newark, DE 19717 > (302) 831-1475 > http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/instructionalmedia/ > > 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.
