I'd also be very interested to hear about the experience of others.
Sarah
Sarah Beasley
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Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
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From: owner-videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
[mailto:owner-videolib@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Benjamin Sprague
Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2007 10:30 AM
To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
Subject: RE: [Videolib] "red tag" locking cases for DVDs?
Hello,
Our library is also researching the Red Tag system. We currently store
the discs for roughly 1,600 DVDs behind the circulation desk and are
rapidly running out of counter space. I, too, would be very interested
to hear how this is working for other libraries, before we invest
several thousand dollars in the Red Tag system.
As for the issue with Amaray cases, the Red Tag device only works with
Amaray cases by design. The metal tag slides under the "Ying Yang"
buttons (which are still better than the three-pronged hubs!), forcing
them in place, so that the disc cannot be pulled from the hub without
physically breaking the disc. Using a different style of case would
defeat the purpose :)
Benjamin D. Sprague
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Ripon Public Library
mailto:Sprague@riponlibrary.org
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
[mailto:owner-videolib@lists.berkeley.edu]On Behalf Of Delin, Peter
Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2007 8:05 AM
To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
Subject: Re: [Videolib] "red tag" locking cases for DVDs?
Dear Joseph,
just at this moment we are running a test with Red Tag in our
DVD-collection since several months. Red Tag works far more simple than
most other systems with security cases. But there are some drawbacks:
- Red Tag is less safe than security cases because DVD-boxes are rather
flexible and you can bend open the boxes locked with Red Tag at the
outer corners and draw out the disc.
- As far as we know Red Tag works only with boxes for up to two discs.
But we need and use boxes with up to six discs locked by security cases.
- Red Tag is licensed to Amaray boxes which might damage the disc by
their typical Ying Yang buttons (perhaps there are other providers of
DVD-boxes for Red Tag in the US). Before the test with Red Tag we have
used special boxes with smoother buttons. We now applicate to each disc
a special anti-cracking ring from a Spanish provider
http://www.pantra.info/en/aros.html to avoid damage by Amaray boxes.
This is much work to prepare the discs for Red Tag.
But I know smaller libraries in an academic setting that are satisfied
with Red Tag. In our library with heavy circulation by a general public
I am rather skeptical with Red Tag.
Hope this helps.
Peter
Zentral- und Landesbibliothek Berlin
http://www.zlb.de/en/index.html
http://buecherei.netbib.de/coma/FilmSearch
http://dvdbiblog.wordpress.com/
Watson, Joseph schrieb:
> Hi,
> We're considering transitioning from our current arrangement (with
> empty DVD cases on the shelves and the DVD filed behind the circ desk)
> to the new 3M "Red Tag" locking case system. Has anyone been using it
> and can you offer any real world information about how satisfactory it
> is? I'd really appreciate hearing from folks who have actually used
it.
>
> Thanks,
> Joseph
>
>
> -----------
>
> Joseph F. Watson
>
> Preservation & Processing Manager, LIS Facilities Coordinator
>
> Library & Information Services
>
> Middlebury College
>
> (802)-443-5487 - http://tinyurl.com/2ukhr2 - jwatson@middlebury.edu
>
> -----------
>
> /"The glory lies in doing well what you're doing." Robert Frost/
>
>
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of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video
producers and distributors.
VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of
issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic
control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in
libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve
as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel
of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video
producers and distributors.
VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.