One advantage of working for a vendor rather than a library is that I never have to weed or worry about storage space. However, in my personal collection, I do have to worry about those factors and I've encountered a problem with VHS tapes degrading and becoming unplayable over time. Does that enter into your situation Gary?
Under no illusion that DVDs will last forever, Mike Tribby Senior Cataloger Quality Books Inc. The Best of America's Independent Presses mailto:[email protected] 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.
