Hi Meghann, Folks in the cataloging department and myself got together to discuss this a few years back and we decided that we would break sets up in to different containers and print our own pseudo covers, it's a fairly loose policy, logical easy of circulation to the user and uniformity are the key considerations. So we keep a stock of black DVD containers, in some cases there is a need package 2,3,4 disk in one container, but there are containers that accommodate this need when needed. In the end we have a uniform collection and the user doesn't have to checkout 15 DVDs .. . .... . when all they wanted is one. Oh yea one more thing, we keep important information from the original cover and scissor cut or scan and paste to the new pseudo cover. It has worked out nicely.
Best, Chuck McCann Research/Media Librarian Florida State University Libraries (850) 644-5924 http://guides.lib.fsu.edu/multimedia On Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 12:03 PM, Meghann Matwichuk <[email protected]> wrote: > Some of you may remember that I posted the following query to the listserv > at the beginning of the year. I did get a number of great responses (thank > you!), but the question got buried a bit in a list mishap where duplicate > messages spawned between videolib and videonews. I thought I'd toss it out > one more time to see if those of you who did not respond in January might be > able to give their $.02 this time around. > > Thanks, > Meghann > > -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Quick Question re: Cataloging > Media Sets Date: Mon, 03 Jan 2011 16:36:16 -0500 From: Meghann Matwichuk > <[email protected]> <[email protected]> To: [email protected] > > I am curious to know what your general approach is to cataloging movies > which are packaged in sets, such as the Criterion Eclipse Series; for > example, The First Films of Samuel Fuller, which contains three individual > films. Would you catalog this as: > > A) One record with three parts, e.g. The First Films of Samuel Fuller (set, > parts 1-3) > > or > > B) Three individual records, e.g. The Steel Helmet, The Baron of Arizona, > and I Shot Jesse James? > > If you have an extra second and could let me know what kind of library you > represent (academic / public / etc.), I'd appreciate it. > > Cheers, > > ************************* > 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. > > -- Chuck McCann Research/Media Librarian Florida State University Libraries (850) 644-5924 http://guides.lib.fsu.edu/multimedia
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.
