Thank you Barb for your excellent and articulate response. I would add that not only is no case failsafe, neither is "behind the counter" storage. Yes, even staff steal from libraries.
A large donation of VHS tapes (many years ago now) never made it to the shelves. Stored to be cataloged as time permitted, it was later discovered that nearly the entire collection had been lifted, from the inside. -deg deg farrelly ASU Libraries Arizona State University P.O. Box 871006 Tempe, Arizona 85287-1006 480.965.1403 Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2012 22:06:11 +0000 From: "Bergman, Barbara J" <[email protected]> 1. It really depends on the population that visits the library. The students at a small private school are presumably quite different than patrons seen at large urban university. Do you have the many visitors from the general public? 2. No case is 100% secure - locking cases are a deterrent, not failsafe. 3. No thief goes after the documentaries. If an educational film goes astray, it usually reappears by the end of the semester. 4. I replace more films due to breakage than apparent theft. 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.
