[Videolib] Re: Questions about disc repair

Fairlie Kinnecom (FKinnecom@slco.lib.ut.us)
Mon, 3 Apr 2006 11:57:10 -0600

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Jim,

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What kind of library are you (academic, public, special, school,

system/other)?

Public

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1) How many libraries own a disc repair/cleaning machine and what

brand is it?

RTI Eco-Master 50 disc cleaner

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2) Do you have an estimate of how many discs per week/month, etc. you

repair?

About 400-450 per week =20

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3) Do you offer the service to other businesses in your area (for

example,we repair DVDs for 2 local video stores on a weekly basis)?

No (we're busy enough!)

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4) Do you offer the service to your patrons? Who performs this

service in your library (we have trained a page/custodian to operate the

machines)?

No (ditto)

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5) If you don't have a machine now, do you plan to get one in the

future? If you don't have a machine now, do you forsee a use for one or
too

much trouble to bother?

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6) How large is your DVD and CD music, CD audio collections (volumes)

DVD: 98,000 CD: 109,000 CD audiobook: 27,000

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7) If you don't own a machine, have you considered (or do you now)

outsourcing repair/cleaning? - If now, who do you use?

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Comments: Our Tech Services staff took on this job last year. It's
kind of like doing laundry - you check the cleaner and water levels,
load it, choose your wash cycle and check back again when it's done.
It's a bit noisy so we have it on our delivery dock. So far, the
machine has held up pretty well. (I'm knocking on wood right now!) =20

Our public services staff appreciates that we can extend the life
of discs rather than just deleting them. The machine is expensive but
is gradually paying for itself.

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Comments:  Our =
Tech
Services staff took on this job last year.  It’s kind of like =
doing
laundry – you check the cleaner and water levels, load it, choose =
your wash
cycle and check back again when it’s done.  It’s a bit =
noisy
so we have it on our delivery dock.  So far, the machine has held =
up
pretty well.  (I’m knocking on wood right now!)  =
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Our
public services staff appreciates that we can extend the life of discs =
rather
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paying
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