new ? re videos in library

["Miller, Pat" <pmiller@NYSSD.MORIC.ORG>]

I have been planning to start at least some circulation to students of
videos in our school library. While I saw in the HIT that many
libraries do support this and some of you have quite large
collections, I saw no mention of the logistics of circulation. Do you
keep the videos themselves on the shelves? Or give out lists? Or keep
only the covers out as many video stores do, and keep the video itself
in a secure area?

Also, how long a circulation period do you permit? What do you do
about lost and damaged videos? Videos do wear out, so how do you
decide if it was unnecessary damage or old age? Is rewinding really
all that big an issue?
Pat Miller, Librarian
NYS School for the Deaf
401 Turin Street, Rome, NY 13440
(315) 337-8400
pmiller@nyssd.moric.org

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