That's ridiculous. Don't you have a general funds account, that goes back to the library for collections, programming, and general, miscellaneous discretionary funds (punch for toddlers, a pizza for staff every now and then, additional copies of a popular item, a plant for a neglected corner near the public pcs)? What if that vhs was a donation from a patron? Or from money from a grant that wasn't from AZ? How wasteful? Doesn't AZ recycle? Why throw out something that still has value? That is anathema to our evolving thinking as a society. I think it's time for you to challenge the "rules" Deg and employ some common sense. Again, especially OP vhs is a serious issue and should be treated as such. Think about the renaissance of vinyl VHS is the new vinyl. We all know analog is more durable than digital, as close to acetate or nitrate film as we have so I don't know why you'd just accept an absurd state rule without challenging it. Do it for the environment, if nothing else. Do it for your love of film and the media on which it is conveyed.
On Wed, Jan 14, 2015 at 4:33 PM, Deg Farrelly <[email protected]> wrote: > Arizona law prohibits the sale or giving away of items purchased with > state funds. > > deg farrelly > ShareStream Administrator/Media Librarian > Arizona State University Libraries > Tempe, AZ 85287-1006 > 602.332.3103 > > > > On 1/14/15 2:00 PM, "[email protected]" > <[email protected]> wrote: > > >Hi Deg > > > > > >What??? "(By law we are not permitted to give it away or to sell it). > > > > > >Unless it was a promotional copy, which usually are cds, at least by my > >experience, under rights of first sale, you go right ahead and sell it. > >Never heard of time and staff intensive (and inefficient though fun) > >booksales or B-Logistics? http://www.blogistics.com/ Or do you have some > >university-specific policy? > > > > > >Elizabeth > > > > > 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. > -- Elizabeth
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.
