University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Making the Most of Your Video Collection: Trends in Patron Access and Resource Sharing

Bergman, Barbara

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https://hdl.handle.net/2142/16666

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Title
Making the Most of Your Video Collection: Trends in Patron Access and Resource Sharing
Author(s)
Bergman, Barbara
Issue Date
2010
Keyword(s)
  • Academic libraries
  • Library media services
  • Resource sharing
Abstract
Video collections have undergone many changes over the recent decades, but have library circulation policies and practices kept up? The historical model for audiovisual collections at colleges and universities has been that of a reserve collection where films were purchased at faculty request as classroom support, held in closed stacks for availability to faculty while student access was limited, and rarely was resource sharing through interlibrary loan allowed. Research showed that while this model still exists, it is no longer the only model. The purpose of this article is to discuss trends seen in policies and practices of how academic libraries are providing increased collection access. Libraries are encouraged to review their policies and procedures regarding their video collections. Examples of the potential benefits of increasing user access to media materials in spite of the potential problems are described.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press and the Graduate School of Library and Information Science. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
ISSN
0024-2594
Type of Resource
text
Language
en
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Copyright 2010 Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois

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Library Trends 58 (3) Winter 2010: Current Trends in Academic Media Collections and Services PRIMARY
Library Trends 58 (3) Winter 2010: Current Trends in Academic Media Collections and Services. Edited by Ciara Healy