Since I don't recall anybody else mentioning it, don't forget that the
Guidelines for Media Resources in Academic Libraries, section 5.1,
advocates the interlibrary loan of videos. It's a nice statement to use on
the naysayers :)
http://www.ala.org/acrl/guides/medresg.html
My two cents worth:
I've implemented interlibrary loan of videos twice now at academic
libraries. The first experience was positive, so I didn't hesitate this
time around, although there are a few doomsayers in the library who are
against the video lending. (Because of them, I am, for now, keeping more
control over the process than I really feel is necessary.)
The biggest argument against video lending is what if it's not available to
a professor. My response is that's why we have a booking system. If it's
reserved, it doesn't go anywhere. (We do coddle the faculty a little-- If
we suspect the video will be needed before it returns from ILL, we do
contact the professor.)
One concern I noticed in someone else's comments (and an issue I heard
here), was about purchasing replacements for non-returns. Talk to your ILL
librarian--typical procedure is that in the case of a non-return or damage,
the borrowing library pays for the replacement.
At Library One, we loaned an average of 4 videos per week. The only
problems I encountered were a couple times that I had to clean the video
because it was returned in a jiffy bag.
I have no problem lending feature films because if something happens to
them, they're the cheapest to replace. I don't make judgment calls
regarding availability from Blockbuster. (We don't have current releases,
and there are many little towns that don't have a Blockbuster- type store.)
Our policy is to only charge libraries that charge us for loans.
We also decided to only lend to other libraries that lend videos. (It's an
attempt to blackmail a couple other universities in the state into
participating :)
Loan periods--We decided that 3 weeks was necessary because of shipping.
But we include a note to the borrowing library that we recommend a 3-day
checkout to the patron and that the video is expected to be back here
within the 3 weeks. (btw, the 3-days was suggested by the local public
library system which was grateful we were willing to lend to them on a
trial basis this spring).
I think I've gone beyond my 2 cents, so I'll stop rambling, but feel free
to contact me if you'd like specifics.
Barb
Barb Bergman Minnesota State University-Mankato
Media Services Librarian Memorial Library
(507) 389-5945 P.O. Box 8419
Mankato MN 56002-8419
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Since I don't recall anybody else mentioning it, don't forget that the
Guidelines for Media Resources in Academic Libraries, section 5.1,
advocates the interlibrary loan of videos. It's a nice statement to use
on the naysayers :)
http://www.ala.org/acrl/guides/medresg.html
My two cents worth:
I've implemented interlibrary loan of videos twice now at academic
libraries. The first experience was positive, so I didn't hesitate this
time around, although there are a few doomsayers in the library who are
against the video lending. (Because of them, I am, for now, keeping more
control over the process than I really feel is necessary.)
The biggest argument against video lending is what if it's not available
to a professor. My response is that's why we have a booking system. If
it's reserved, it doesn't go anywhere. (We do coddle the faculty a
little-- If we suspect the video will be needed before it returns from
ILL, we do contact the professor.)
One concern I noticed in someone else's comments (and an issue I heard
here), was about purchasing replacements for non-returns. Talk to your
ILL librarian--typical procedure is that in the case of a non-return or
damage, the borrowing library pays for the replacement.
At Library One, we loaned an average of 4 videos per week. The only
problems I encountered were a couple times that I had to clean the video
because it was returned in a jiffy bag.
I have no problem lending feature films because if something happens to
them, they're the cheapest to replace. I don't make judgment calls
regarding availability from Blockbuster. (We don't have current releases,
and there are many little towns that don't have a Blockbuster- type
store.)
Our policy is to only charge libraries that charge us for loans.
We also decided to only lend to other libraries that lend videos. (It's
an attempt to blackmail a couple other universities in the state into
participating :)
Loan periods--We decided that 3 weeks was necessary because of shipping.
But we include a note to the borrowing library that we recommend a 3-day
checkout to the patron and that the video is expected to be back here
within the 3 weeks. (btw, the 3-days was suggested by the local public
library system which was grateful we were willing to lend to them on a
trial basis this spring).
I think I've gone beyond my 2 cents, so I'll stop rambling, but feel free
to contact me if you'd like specifics.
Barb
Media Services
Librarian
(507)
389-5945
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