At the main library on the UConn Campus in Storrs we: Circulate at the main desk (called the iDesk, for Information Desk) No, the Emerging Technologies Librarian decides on purchases but he reports to the same director as circulation. Yes, we have trouble keeping, laptops and iPads on the shelves. Video cameras are also very popular as are headsets.
Jo Ann Jo Ann Reynolds Reserve Services Coordinator University of Connecticut Libraries 369 Fairfield Road, Unit 1005RR Storrs, CT 06269-1005 [email protected] 860-486-1406 860-486-5636 (fax) http://classguides.lib.uconn.edu/mediaresources -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Shelley, Anne Elizabeth Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2013 12:40 PM To: '[email protected]' Subject: [Videolib] Circulating Media Equipment Hello, I have a few questions for libraries that circulate mobile devices like iPads, cameras, camcorders, laptops, etc.: What service point handles the device circulation? (main circ desk, media lab, other?) What department/individual manages the equipment? Is that same department/person responsible for recommending models to purchase? Do you have trouble keeping up with patron demand for these devices? Thanks, Anne Anne Shelley | Music/Multimedia Services Librarian | Milner Library | Illinois State University | 309-438-5464 | [email protected] | library.ilstu.edu 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.
