Hi Nellie~ Thank you for your response and questions. I don't think that the packaging I'm considering using is rugged enough for library circulation but it seems that many libraries repackage the DVD in their own sturdy plastic packaging. I think that if filmmakers knew this, they wouldn't bother with all the plastic that comes with the traditional packaging. I can imagine that it could get mistakenly reshelved with CD's but I'll make sure and place a DVD logo on the package. Here's a link: http://oceankeeperthemovie.com/dvd.html
Best, Eileen On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 2:30 PM, Nellie J Chenault <[email protected]> wrote: > We have had a few mistakenly reshelved with CD or CD-ROM collections. > > Eco-friendly packaging is a great idea, but is it sufficiently rugged for > library circulation? Are the sides closed to protect the disk as it > travels? What do you think the use will be for for your title? High or > low? How will it withstand being put in a book return? > > Good luck with your good intentions. > > Nell Chenault > > > On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 4:21 PM, Susan Weber <[email protected]> wrote: > >> If the question you are asking is, Do we repackage DVDs, rather than use >> the vendor's cases, yes, most of us do that. We discard or give away the >> case that the DVD was shipped to us with, and keep the DVD in a locked >> security case. >> Some libraries may not have the locking case, but they likely use sturdy >> cases that all match, not the flimsy cases that many DVDs are sold in. >> >> Best, >> 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 13/01/2014 12:46 PM, Eileen Torpey wrote: >> > Hi~ >> > >> > Does anyone know if it would be a problem for schools and libraries to >> > buy a DVD that is packaged in eco-packing/sleeves (the size of a CD >> > jacket) instead of the traditional plastic DVD cases? >> > >> > >> > -- >> > >> > >> > Eileen Olivieri Torpey >> > Filmmaker/Artist >> > (505) 501-3290 >> > Pure Newt, L.L.C.<http://www.driftartproject.com> >> > >> > >> > 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. > > -- Eileen Olivieri Torpey Filmmaker/Artist (505) 501-3290 Pure Newt, L.L.C. <http://www.driftartproject.com>
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.
