Same here. We've got a small drop box that has weathered the times for over ten years. The occasional CD would sometimes get lodged between the wall of the drop and the spring-loaded cart, but very few times have we had any real damage.
Christine Crowley Dean of Learning Resources Adjunct Faculty, Theatre Northwest Vista College 3535 N. Ellison Dr. San Antonio, TX 78251 210.486.4572 voice 210.486.4504 fax "We will either find a way, or make one."--Hannibal From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Juliet Dayday Sent: Friday, September 17, 2010 3:07 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Videolib] Media in Book Drops For the last several years we have allowed AV materials to co-mingle with books in the same book drop. We have all DVDs and tapes in durable cases and have had minimal problems with damage. Juliet ________________________________ From: Meghann Matwichuk <[email protected]> Reply-To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2010 11:32:26 -0700 To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Subject: [Videolib] Media in Book Drops 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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