The University collects feature films rather comprehensively, but rarely
acquires television shows unless there are specific requests.
At the public library I work at, the collection management librarian
prefers to purchase tv shows from "premium" networks like HBO--since many
cable subscribers don't also have HBO. These circulate heavily. She also
purchases many of the PBS series that in multiple parts--the idea being
that people may have missed specific parts. These circulate much less
frequently.
Based on the types of questions we get at the reference desk, we could use
more PBS/History Channel type stuff. Kids could potentially use them for
school assignments, or perhaps to help them select a subject if they have a
broad topic like "World War II".
Sarah Andrews
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