Our video collection is open to the general public. But they must have a community borrower's card, which comes at a very steep annual price.
Some of our videos come with terms that the video cannot be loaned. We note that in the item record and on the packaging, so that we do not loan outside of the university. There are very few companies that do this. It's been a long long long time since I measured the data (I initiated the policy at a time that videos were still limited to 3 days, and only to ASU members). The assumption was that the "community" would pick our shelves clean, using us like Blockbuster, and that we would not be able to get our materials back. Surprisingly, the data (from long long ago) showed that what the community borrowed was NOT the feature films, but the content they cannot get at the video store (thenŠ now Netflix, RedBox, etc.) That is, they borrowed language series, the social justice documentaries, the STEM contentŠ. AND they were quite good about returning the materials on time. As for faculty and student borrowingŠ. Well that is another story. And for faculty who complain that "Their" video is not available when they come it to pick it off the shelf, we gently remind them that their failure to plan ahead does not constitute the need for policy change for us. We offer a media booking system that protects the availability of the videos they need on the day they need it. Community members can also view our videos in house. While some of our streaming videos automatically authenticate when accessed on campus, as we move to self-hosting, access with require user authentication, so community access to streaming video will not be possible. deg farrelly, Media Librarian Arizona State University Libraries Hayden Library C1H1 P.O. Box 871006 Tempe, Arizona 85287-1006 Phone: 602.332.3103 --- http://tinyurl.com/AboutNMM To market, to market, to find some fresh filmŠ I'm attending the 2013 National Media Market, November 3-7 In Charleston, South Carolina. See you there? On 8/8/13 12:57 PM, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: >Our Media Library merged with the main library on campus. Some >discussion has been going on about opening up the checkout of materials >to community members. I have a question about some of the business >titles, in particular, from companies like Starthrower and CRM Learning. >Since they sell their products at a discount to education, government, >and non-profits, do you think allowing community members to check their >materials out would cause a problem? Thanks for your opinions and >thoughts on this. > >Jean > > >Jean Reese >Walker Library >Middle Tennessee State University >Box 13 / 1301 East Main Street >Murfreesboro, TN 37132 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.
