Last year I systemically went through my entire DVD/VHS collection
ascertaining first through my circulation records which titles were
absolutely necessary to the curriculum. I then solicited teacher feedback on
what resources were essential to maintain and then researched what could be
replaced by DVD. I also added new DVDs by content/subject area and then
finally let teachers take old VHS that we ascertained could no longer be
retained by the library. All teachers had access to catalogs that let them
choose what would work best for them.
Daniel is correct that not everything is available in DVD.
One reason I decided to devote some library funding to this project is that
our district let go all of the subject supervisors and I knew that teachers
would have a harder time getting new resources without that support. The
teachers were thrilled to be consulted and are looking forward to using the
new materials. It was also good public relations for the library during
these tough economic times.
Amy Ipp
On Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 10:16 PM, Daniel Stuhlman
<ddstuhlman@earthlink.net>wrote:
> I just purchased at set of eight VHS videos produced by CNN called Cold
> War. The set originally cost more than $500. CNN has no intention of
> transferring this series to DVD. It is among the finest historical series
> ever made.
>
> While popular movies may have been transfered to DVD, some historical and
> educational tapes have not and may never be released by the publishers in
> DVD format.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> >From: Darla Grediagin <dgrediagin@BSSD.ORG>
> >Sent: Aug 10, 2010 6:58 PM
> >To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
> >Subject: Has VHS died
> >
> >Good evening,
> >
> >
> >Because this is a district resource center, I have a lot of movies. I
> >started five years ago only purchasing dvd movies. I lost about 300
> >square feet with moves into the library of other programs, I am now
> >contemplating deleting all of the vhs movies to make room for other
> >material. As I am unpacking boxes, I asked my supervisor about this.
> >His response is that he felt I would be asked to get rid of the videos
> >soon. I am now in the process of shelving the dvds and leaving the vhs
> >
>
> Daniel Stuhlman
> ddstuhlman at earthlink.net
> Chicago, IL
>
> Blog: http://kol-safran.blogspot.com/
>
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