I am somewhat amazed there are companies that do lease. Does not seem like a great way to make money given that new releases seem to have as one friend put it in another context, the shelf life of milk.
I do find the concept somewhat offensive. I mean if acclaimed new novel or copy of WAR AND PEACE did not circulate would you just return them? I can understand for multiple copies of popular films but as a way of deciding what you actually keep it is kind of insane. Basically you would likely keep a copy of BATTLESHIP or TRANSFORMERS get "return" a copy of say A SEPARATION, LA STRADA or HOOP DREAMS if they were not circulating "enough". On Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at 10:38 AM, Tatar, Becky <blt...@aurora.lib.il.us>wrote: > Hi, all, > > Sorry for any cross duplication. My supervisor asked me to think about > doing a lease program for our DVD collection that would be more tied into > collection development. We would order titles on lease, and after 6 months > or so, if they weren't circulating much - to be determined - we would pull > them and send them back. Has anyone done this? What's your experience > with it? Right now, we lease extra DVD copies of high reserve titles - > usually new feature releases, but some new television show seasons. When > the reserves are finished, the lease copies are pulled and returned to the > company. So this new plan would be different - and I'm thinking more work > - constantly getting monthly updates on the titles to check the circ. > Another issue is that there is no discount on these lease titles. But - > we are facing major budget cuts across the board, and materials have to > earn their keep. Thanks in advance. > > 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.aurorapubliclibrary.org > > > > > 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. >
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