Good afternoon,
We routinely check our VHS tapes on an RTI Tapechek, as well. We are
also evaluating the collection in call # order, approximately 1000-2000
titles per year, to determine which titles faculty want to keep and
which they do not. This is a high priority for us since the collection
is driven mainly by faculty request. I reserve final judgment on all
recommendations. For all titles that are requested to be retained, we
either purchase them in DVD (when available), hold in VHS for a
subsequent evaluation, seek permission to transfer to DVD and do so if
permitted, or transfer to DVD under Section 108. So far very few titles
have fallen under Section 108. We have received permission to transfer a
few titles at no cost or for the return favor of providing the copyright
holder with a copy of the DVD. This process is expected to take several
years since we are dealing with 12,000+ titles.
Hope this helps.
Gail
Good morning,
I'm brand new to the list. I've posted this to the PADG and Archives
list as well, but I wanted to get your thoughts on how your institution
may be handling VHS tapes. We used to have a policy in place where we
would play these tapes to prevent packing, but this hasn't been done in
years. Is anyone still doing this? Are you converting VHS tapes to DVD
or are you converting them for streaming? Are you replacing these where
appropriate (within the constraints of copyright law? How often do you
weed, if at all, and how do you "persuade" selectors to work with these
collections and make decisions? Are there any other strategies you're
using for evaluating existing collections?
Also, how are you following or dealing with copyright issues relating
to this subject. I appreciate any help. Thanks. --Andy
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Gail B. Fedak
Director, Media Resources
Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, TN37132
Phone: 615-898-2899
Fax: 615-898-2530
Email: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
Web: www.mtsu.edu/~imr <http://www.mtsu.edu/%7Eimr>
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