Not just qualms, Rhonda, but it has happened that we thought we could get rid of the 16mm and VHS copies because we had something streamed. Our link checker finds the broken link when the video is removed, and lo and behold, the film has been removed. It doesn't happen very often, like maybe, twice a year - but it has happened. This is true even for e-books from a subscription. Suddenly a publisher decides to change their distributor or vendor, and poof, the content is gone. There isn't much you can do about it, unless you actually purchase the item and pay for the perpetual rights (at ten times the cost). If a faculty member is dependent on content, you may be better to get the DVD for them. Susan
Susan Weber Media Librarian Library T 604.323.5533 F 604.323.5512 [email protected] <mailto:Susan Weber <[email protected]>> Langara. <http://www.langara.bc.ca> 100 West 49th Avenue, Vancouver, BC, V5Y 2Z6 Please consider the environment before printing. CONFIDENTIALITY: This e-mail may contain confidential or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify us immediately and delete this email from your system. On 20/12/2012 2:09 PM, Rosen, Rhonda wrote: > Deg (and others), > Do you have qualms about getting rid of VHS titles that are in online > streaming subscriptions - as they may drop out of the d/base ? or are these > VHS where you also have DVD titles and therefore if the > subscription drops the title you will still have a DVD copy? > Rhonda > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Deg Farrelly > Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2012 1:06 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Videolib] VHS weeding > > I am in the process of weeding VHS from our collection now. > > Mostly we are moving all VHS out of the building into a storage facility > (another library) where they will be requestable. (About 9600 titles), but > in the process we are withdrawing some titles: > > @400 VHS that have been in the collection AT LEAST 7 years that have never > been borrowed. (I will look at these individually to make sure that there > are no irreplaceable titles) > > @250 titles that we have in our Films on Demand subscription > > @200 titles in our purchased Filmakers Library Online collection > > A handful of additional titles from other companies that we have in streaming > format on one platform or anotherŠ for example BBC Shakespeare plays > > Anything in VHS that we also have in DVD > > Duplicate VHS copies, if there is another VHS (or DVD) copy in the library > collection. > > > This is very broad, and actually very conservative, I think. > > > -deg > > deg farrelly, Media Librarian > Arizona State University Libraries > Hayden Library C1H1 > P.O. Box 871006 > Tempe, Arizona 85287-1006 > Phone: 602.332.3103 > > > > > > On 12/19/12 1:53 PM, "[email protected]" > <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Debra et al, >> >> Can some of you share your VHS replacement criteria. >> Thanks, >> >> lorraine wochna >> Ohio U, Alden Library > > > 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. > > 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. > 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.
