VIDEOLIB Archive: RE: [Videolib] Replacement Fees in Academic Libraries?

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We charge them the replacement cost of the film, but cap it at 60.00.
Most people, even students can cover the 10-30 dollars for the average
lost videos. However, most people, including faculty will not get around
to paying over 200.00 for the fancy stuff. We do our best to make sure
that students are not prevented from graduating due to crushing library
fines - at least not from crushing media fines!=20

However, our collection also has a circulating and non-circulating
division. Generally speaking, everything can circulate unless:=20

1. it cost more than 100.00
2. it has been lost before and this is the 3rd, 4th time we've
replaced it ( Do the Right Thing and The Wizard of Oz are two that seem
to wander regularly)
3. certain subject areas are automatically non-circ : nursing,
dance=20
4. the professor who requested it explicitly wanted it to stay put
and will be using it every semester
5. It's out of print (unfortunately, we don't usually know what's
out of print until it need to be replaced)

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From: owner-videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
[mailto:owner-videolib@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Meghann
Matwichuk
Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2007 9:54 AM
To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
Subject: [Videolib] Replacement Fees in Academic Libraries?

A quick question for the academic librarians in the audience -- how do
you handle replacements of lost / damaged videos if you circulate to
students? Like most academic libraries, we have a number of very
expensive titles in our collection alongside the $15-$25 ones, and I
can't imagine charging a student full price replacement for these
several hundred dollar titles for an honest 'oops'... What seems to
work best? A flat replacement cost? Thanks in advance.

*************************
Meghann Matwichuk, M.S.
Senior Assistant Librarian
Instructional Media Collection Department
Morris Library, University of Delaware
181 S. College Ave.
Newark, DE 19717
(302) 831-1475

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We charge them the replacement cost = of the film, but cap it at 60.00. Most people, even students can cover the = 10-30 dollars for the average lost videos. However, most people, including = faculty will not get around to paying over 200.00 for the fancy stuff. We do our = best to make sure that students are not prevented from graduating due to = crushing library fines – at least not from crushing media fines! =

However, our collection also has a circulating and non-circulating division. Generally speaking, everything = can circulate unless:

it cost more than = 100.00
it has been lost = before and this is the 3^rd, 4^th time we’ve = replaced it ( Do the Right Thing and The Wizard of Oz are two that seem to = wander regularly)
certain subject = areas are automatically non-circ : nursing, dance
the professor who = requested it explicitly wanted it to stay put and will be using it every = semester
It’s out of = print (unfortunately, we don’t usually know what’s out of = print until it need to be replaced)

Hope this helps,

Andrea

Andrea Slonosky

Media Librarian/Assistant = Professor

Brooklyn Campus = Library

Long Island = University

Andrea.Slonosky@liu.edu

(718) 488-1311

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From: owner-videolib@lists.berkeley.edu = [mailto:owner-videolib@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Meghann Matwichuk
Sent: Wednesday, January = 31, 2007 9:54 AM
To: = videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
Subject: [Videolib] = Replacement Fees in Academic Libraries?

Hello All,

A quick question for the academic librarians in the audience -- how do = you handle replacements of lost / damaged videos if you circulate to students? Like most academic libraries, we have a number of very expensive titles in our collection alongside the $15-$25 ones, and I = can't imagine charging a student full price replacement for these several = hundred dollar titles for an honest 'oops'... What seems to work = best? A flat replacement cost? Thanks in advance.

Best,

*************************
Meghann Matwichuk, M.S.
Senior Assistant Librarian
Instructional Media Collection Department
Morris Library, University of Delaware
181 S. College Ave.
Newark, DE 19717
(302) 831-1475