Hi, Gail. As we're currently trying to update our collection and get rid of all VHS tapes, we no longer purchase in that format at all. Although we have no Blu-ray players in the library at this point, if a title is available in a Blu-ray/DVD combo pack, that is what I buy. If it's only available as either a DVD or a Blu-ray, I only buy the DVD. So far, we haven't had any request for Blu-ray titles. If we did get a request, I would probably tell them that since we do not currently have Blu-ray players on campus, we do not collect in that format unless it's as part of a combo pack.
Deb Distante Mt. San Antonio College Library 1100 N. Grand Ave. Walnut, CA 91789 909-274-4285 ddista...@mtsac.edu From: "Gail Gawlik" <ggaw...@stfrancis.edu> To: <videolib@lists.berkeley.edu> Date: 04/08/2013 11:32 AM Subject: [Videolib] Blu-ray discs in academic libraries Sent by: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu Hi, wise media people. We have just received our first request for blu-ray discs and are wondering what other academic libraries are doing. Up until now, we have only purchased DVDs and an occasional VHS-tape if the film is only available in that format. We were wondering how other academic libraries handle this new-ish format. In particular: 1. Do you order blu-ray discs as a matter of course or only as a special request? 2. If you order the blu-ray version, do you also get the film on DVD? 2. Do you try to get those DVD/blu-ray combo packs whenever you can? (They look like a pretty good deal.) And does the media crowd here expect blu-ray to replace DVDs in the near future? Thanks! Gail Gail Gawlik Head of Technical Services Brown Library University of St. Francis Joliet, IL Wearing sensible shoes proudly since 1969.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.
