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Pierre Gregoire, MLIS
Director
Audio Visual Institute of DuPage
A Collective Media Library
for the Students & Teachers of
DuPage County, Illinois
630-495-2843 FAX: 630-495-5175
http://www.dupage.k12.il.us/avid
sdehut@linfield.edu wrote:
> We charge patrons a flat $60 for any lost material - book or AV. Our
> Technical Services staff who do the acqusitions and cataloging felt this is
> a median price for all our media. Sometimes we come out ahead, sometimes
> we lose money. The amount was raised from $35 two years ago.
>
> Sue DeHut
>
> --On Tue, Apr 11, 2000 11:46 AM -0700 "Tatar, Becky"
> <bltata@aurora.lib.il.us> wrote:
>
> > This may have been discussed before, if so, I'm sorry for asking again!
> > And, sorry for any cross posting.
> > We are trying to set up a list of default prices for out of print
> > audiovisual materials. My question, what does everyone else do? Our
> > music compact disc collection is completely eclectic - we buy anything.
> > Our book on cassette collection ranges from 2 cassette abridgements to 24
> > tape or more unabridged titles. Our videos are 10% feature films, the
> > rest children's or information/education. I very seldom purchase a
> > single tape title for more than $80. Our CD-ROM collections are
> > generally geared to home use, rather than business, so we don't get
> > programs such as Office, or Lotus, etc., to lend out. The question has
> > also been raised about just having a set price, so people do not have to
> > hunt down a title to determine if it is in print or not. Does anyone do
> > this? If you have a page of this in your policy manual that you could
> > fax, that would be fine, too. Thank you so much in advance! Everyone is
> > so helpful on this list!
> >
> > Becky Tatar
> > Unit Head, Periodicals/Audiovisual
> > Aurora Public Library
> > 1 E. Benton Street
> > Aurora, IL 60505
> > Phone: 630/264-4100
> > FAX: 630/896-3209
> > e-mail: bltata@aurora.lib.il.us
> > www.aurora.lib.il.us
> >
> >