We shelve our DVD's in locked cases on open shelves using LC call numbers. We recently changed to a new shelving system where we can see the titles of the films on the spine, rather then the bins with front facing covers that needed to be "flipped" through. We have noticed greater use of our collection and many more people saying have said that this method is easier to search and they are able to find different titles that they didn't realize we had. Since the shelves take up less room then the bins did we are now able to display our foreign films, which has been extremely popular with our foreign language professors and students.
Heidi S. Busch Media Librarian Paul Meek Library University of Tennessee at Martin On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 10:38 AM, Susan Albrecht <[email protected]>wrote: > We do the same thing as Richard - shelve by LC call number in open shelves > and separate the discs from the cases, which are housed behind circulation, > to reduce theft. > > One thing we've done with helps with ease of disc retrieval is that we > simply assigned each disc in the existing collection a number, 1 on up, > straight through the collection, and then new acquisitions tag on the end > in the typical accession number fashion. We put a small label in the case, > a matching label on the slipcase in the storage cabinet, and add a note > field to the item record for ease of retrieval in case labels get lost or > removed. It was labor intensive to set up initially, but it's not going > forward. > > I love this system. Our DVDs get used so much more now that things are > openly displayed and browsable. > > Susan Albrecht > Library Acquisitions Manager > Wabash College Lilly Library > 765-361-6216 > 765-361-6295 fax > [email protected] > www.facebook.com/wabashcollegelibrary.films > http://pinterest.com/wabashcolllib/ > > ******************************************************************* > "If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice." --Neil Peart > ******************************************************************* > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Windsor, Matthew > Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2013 3:39 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Videolib] moving to open stacks > > Hi Richard, > > We recently moved our collection to open stacks. We shelve by call number > and for security we kept the physical dvds behind the circulation desk in > slimline dvd cases. When a patron brings a case to check out the student > worker locates the disk and places the slimline case on its side to > indicate it is out. This system is working well, but our collection is > small (3,000 dvd's) > > Matthew > > Matthew Windsor > Assistant Librarian > Systems and Media Services > Olin C. Bailey Library > Hendrix College > 501-450-1287 > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Fleischer, Richard M. > Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2013 2:31 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Videolib] moving to open stacks > > Hi videlib > > The Tisch library is in the early planning stages of moving the library > DVD collection from a closed to open stacks. We want to keep the > collection together in one place. The current filing system is by call > number dv1 is the first film in the collection dv13912 is the last film in > the collection. I was wondering how other libraries arranged the films in > open stacks. Also do you use any security system with the open stacks? > > > Thanks in advance for any help > > Richard Fleischer > Media Center Manager > Tisch Library > Tufts University > > 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. >
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.
