hi why flat? Maybe for home video, but you gonna charge 25 bucks to replace a $350 indie doc? And remember: replacement requires reprocessing (re-marking, casing, etc.) Do you charge flat fees for book replacements?
Gary H. > Hi All, > > Our library is thinking about going to a flat fee for replacement fees for > lost videos but we're not sure if we should do that, and if we did what > that fee would be. When your patrons lose videos, do you have a standard > replacement fee for those or do you look up what the going rate is title > by title? And if you wouldn't mind, could you share (off-list if > necessary) what your replacement fee is? > > Cheers, > > Matt > > ______________________________ > Matt Ball > Media and Collections Librarian > Clemons Library > University of Virginia > [email protected] > 434-924-3812 > 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. > Gary Handman [email protected] “Blessed are the cracked, for they shall let in the light.” --Groucho Marx 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.
