Please excuse cross-posting.
Has anyone studied the costs of securing audio-visual materials, relative to
the
costs of lost/stolen materials? We are beginning a expansion/remodel project
in
our main branch, and want to compare whether it is more cost effective to
continue the current practice of leaving the discs behind the Circ desk with
empty cases on the shelves, or use some type of security system (locking cases,
security cameras, security gates). If anyone has done this kind of study, we
would appreciate the information and any conclusions you made.
Thanks in advance,
Sheila Urwiler
Director, Starke County Public Library System
Knox, Indiana
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.
