I know things might work differently at a college library, but we circulate sets like that as they come. If it comes with 5 discs, it circs that way. We have a wide range of languages from around the world, as well as many ESL sets for foreign speakers. Our audiobooks circulate for 4 weeks, and can be renewed for another 4 weeks. Depending on the company, sometimes you can get replacement discs at no charge, or for a low fee. Some companies don't have a replacement disc service at all. Some of our popular titles are published by Living Language, Pimsleur, DK, Berlitz, and Conversaphone. Of course, there are more! Hope this helps.
Becky Tatar Periodicals/Audiovisuals Aurora Public Library 1 E. Benton Street Aurora, IL 60505 Phone: 630-264-4100 FAX: 630-896-3209 blt...@aurora.lib.il.us www.aurora.lib.il.us From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Ball, James (jmb4aw) Sent: Friday, June 03, 2011 11:54 AM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: [Videolib] Foreign language materials Hi All, Is anyone collecting foreign language CDs, and if so what do you collect and how do you circulate them? I get requests for things like Barron's Mastering French which comes with 12 CDs. First of all, do you even collect material like that, and if so how would you manage and circulate it. Would you check it out as a set? One disc at a time? Is there a different loan period? Are they recallable? Just trying to wrap my head around how to easily and effectively do this. Cheers, Matt ________________________________________ Matt Ball Media and Collections Librarian University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA 22904 mattb...@virginia.edu <https://mail.eservices.virginia.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=62fe60f092584617be 4c37bdfc2dcf42&URL=mailto%3amattball%40virginia.edu> | 434-924-3812
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