We put all our DVD is in the locked cases. A thief figured out how to break into the cases and stole about ten DVD’s from us before we realized what was happening. The thief took the DVD’s and put the cases back on the shelves. Like St. Francis, we have moved to the empty cases on the shelf and discs behind the Circulation Desk. Locked cases are not a guarantee against theft if somebody really wants the DVD.
I worry more about the replacement cost of the DVDs for educational films. Some of the documentaries we have cost over $200.00. Our budget could not stand replacing five or more a year. Patrons might not steal them for entertainment purposes, but they have walked off with them. Eileen Karsten Head of Technical Services Lake Forest College kars...@lakeforest.edu
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