Kristine Brancolini
Indiana University Libraries
On Wed, 8 Dec 1999, Lori Stevens wrote:
> My 2 cents: As far as viewing stations in a public library are
> concerned: In a public library which is a public building hence a
> public setting, aren't public performance rights being violated if they
> have not been purchased for the expensive title the patron wants to
> view?
>
>
>
> Lori Stevens
> Media Librarian
> Utah Valley State College Library
> 800 W. University Parkway
> Orem, Utah 84058
>
> stevenlo@uvsc.edu
>
> >>> Brigid Duffy <bduffy@sfsu.edu> 12/07/99 02:13PM >>>
> Dear Videolibers,
>
> Okay, this is not my area - all of SFSU's videos are checked out to
> faculty only, and if it ever came down to it, the University could
> subtract the cost of a video from their paycheck - but for public
> librarians who (rightly so) wince at allowing general users to take $300+
> videos home --
>
> Isn't that a good argument for having a Video Reference area, just like a
> book Reference area? Pricey videos behind the librarian's desk, an
> appropriate number of carrels with headphones nearby, take ID while they
> watch it, and listen to them gasp when they bring it back and ask how much
> buying their own copy would be. And/or refer them to the vendor, on the
> idea that the more people who ask about a tape, the lower the price will
> get.
>
> Okay, so tell me why it won't work ...
>
>
> Brigid Duffy
> Audio Visual/ITV Center
> San Francisco State University
> San Francisco CA 94132-4200
> E-mail: bduffy@sfsu.edu
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