Hi Everybody, Here at Tulane undergrads have to following media borrowing privileges: Up to 5 CDs for 1 week with 1 renewal Up to 3 DVDs for 1 week with 1 renewal
Grad students: Up to 7 CDs for 1 week with 1 renewal Up to 5 DVDs for 1 week with 1 renewal Faculty: Up to 7 CDs for 4 weeks with 1 renewal Up to 5 DVDs for 2 weeks with 1 renewal Our CD lending policy was partially the result of a survey of lending policies at a comparable institutions.... ours is actually quite generous compared to many of them. More importantly, though, in revising our media lending policy I tried to take into account the different needs of each patron group. For example, undergrads often come in for fun watching (class viewing is already on reserve) so they don't need more than a week. Faculty, on the other hand, often need multiple DVDs at once and for longer periods either so they can prepare for class or conduct their research. Music students definitely need to be able to listen to a variety of performances of the same work since each performance offers slightly different interpretations of the work, so that's why they can get more CDs than DVDs. The 4 week CD lending period for faculty relates to the prep time needed for classes but more specifically to their research, the audio is an intrinsic component of the score and requires frequent and repeated listening at the level of research conducted by faculty. 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/ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Lowell Lybarger Sent: Thursday, June 11, 2015 1:14 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Videolib] Media Circulation Best Practices This is an open-ended question about loan periods for optical media (DVD, Blu-ray, and CD audio) for undergraduates. My library will migrate to a new Library Management System next year (ALMA) and some of my colleagues want to extend the loan period for optical media for undergraduates. Can anyone suggest relevant studies or documents that discuss best practices for media circulation, focused on loan and renewal periods and not just preservation or security? Alternatively, what is the policy at your institution? Many thanks, Lowell Lowell Lybarger, PhD, MLIS 305 West Q St. Arkansas Tech University Russellville, AR 72801 (479) 964-0584 http://library.atu.edu/about/personnel/lybarger.php
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