Collective Wisdom, The international VCR in our media center is on the fritz, and we are having a heck of a time finding a replacement. We have a fairly limited collection of international VHS tapes in our primary media collection (42), and according to our usage stats only 2 of the titles have been checked our a whopping 3 times over the past 2 years. I realize this is imprecise as what limited use there is of these titles may be viewed in the space itself. Further, I have the sense that some of the again limited demand may come from our users own international collections as well. So how many of you are currently providing international VHS playback capability in your spaces, and do you see this as a critical service for an academic media center in 2015?
Until I have the sense that more of our community deems VHS to be officially obsolete, I am kinda on the side that this is something we should offer, but this particular issue is not one that keeps me up at night, to be honest. Best, Scott -- Scott Spicer Media Outreach and Learning Spaces Librarian University of Minnesota Libraries - Twin Cities 341 Walter Library [email protected] 612.626.0629 Media Services: lib.umn.edu/media SMART Learning Commons: lib.umn.edu/smart
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