Matt, We have our DVDs and videos classed by LC numbers. Pros: does get them ordered by subject, making them browseable. Con: Yes, call numbers tend to be too similar. Would not recommend LC for closed stacks.
Something we (meaning: the AV cataloger, not me) did here was to class the feature films within the literature schedule, using Director as Author. You still have a whole lotta P's, but it spaces them out and away from PN1997. Organization is by Country of origin of the director, Director, Title. Result is that films are essentially sorted by language and then alphabetized by director's name. (Occasional goofiness: Brokeback Mountain is filed with the Asian films because Ang Lee directed.) TV shows are still clustered together. Another option for you might be to use something like the ANSCR music classification system -- It uses abbreviations to class by genre and then artist/composer. Barb Bergman | Media Services & Interlibrary Loan Librarian | Minnesota State University, Mankato | (507) 389-5945 | barbara.berg...@mnsu.edu 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.
