Greetings everyone, We've completed an assessment of our VHS collection and found a large handful of titles that are still circulainge and are commercially unavailable in DVD or VHS formats. We plan to make dvd copies of these films available to our patrons in an effort to slow down the natural degradation of the original. We've seen a few examples of libraries that restrict circulation of the DVD copies to in-house and classroom use only but I've not been able to find anything in the copyright code or best practices that would suggest this limitation on circulation is necessary. So, two requests:
1. If you have made DVD copies of VHS in your collection, what is your circulation policy for the DVD copies? 2. What are your thoughts on circulation practices for DVD copies of commercially unavailable VHS relative to existing copyright code and case law (if there is any)? I look forward to reading your responses! Best, -lisa H. Music & Media Librarian Howard-Tilton Memorial Library Tulane University 504.314.7822 www.facebook.com/TulaneMusicAndMediaCenter<http://www.facebook.com/TulaneMusicAndMediaCenter> http://musicmediacentertulane.tumblr.com/ http://bamboulanola.tumblr.com/
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