Hello!
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? *We do. All
of our titles are in hard cases (not jewel cases) and have held up well
under tons of books. We worried that DVD especially would pop out of
their cases but we have not had any. They even put them in the curbside
free standing drop box.*
2) If you do allow return of AV materials via book drop, do you have a
separate book drop dedicated to media?
*No - see above*
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?
*Only that we have to make sure the book drops are checked frequently
and the titles are returned to us in a timely manner.
*Hope this helps
Beth Traylor
Media Librarian
UWM Libraries
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee*
*
On 09/17/2010 01:32 PM, Meghann Matwichuk 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/
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working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication
between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and
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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.
