[ISLMA-Share] DVDs for Teachers

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Lauren,

I'll second Gretchen's response.  After years of our teachers requesting
DVD purchases and then not using them, I stopped buying DVDs for our staff
with LMC funds seven years ago.  DVDs are no longer in our catalog or in
our storage area with the exception of titles for the English Department.
The English rooms are scattered through three wings without a common
storage space, so I still have several shelves for them and their items are
still in the catalog.
Even so, most of our teachers stream video or have their own DVDs.

Ann Marie Jinkins
Librarian
Rochelle Township High School
1401 Flagg Road
Rochelle,  IL 61068

(815)562-4161, ext. 4112
ajinkins at rthsd212.org

On Fri, Sep 30, 2016 at 7:25 AM, Email list for the Illinois School Library
Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> Lauren,
>
> If they do not get checked out very often or if a certain movie is used by
> a certain department for a certain unit, one path you could consider is to
> distribute the movies to the departments and remove them from your catalog
> and storage space all together.
>
> We eliminated all multimedia from the library and now each department
> maintains their own collection (paid for by their own funds). It's worked
> well here.
>
> Just a suggestion.
> Gretchen Zaitzeff
> Librarian
> University High School
> Normal, IL
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>
> I used something similar to these (https://amzn.com/B002JR2V7C) at home
> and I LOVE them.  I like having the cover for the info, but takes up MUCH
> less space.
>
> Michelle Harris
> Heyworth CUSD #4
>
> On Thu, Sep 29, 2016 at 3:10 PM, Email list for the Illinois School
> Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I use up a lot of space in my storage room for DVDs for teachers. These
>> don't get checked out a lot, and I have weeded quite a few already (all the
>> VHS are already gone). I'm thinking about using a box with sleeves (like
>> this one<http://www.containerstore.com/s/120-disc-acrylic-storage
>> -box/d?productId=10022645&q=sleeves>) and getting rid of the cases, so
>> they take up significantly less room. Does anyone already do this and have
>> any pros or cons for me to consider? I envision writing the barcode # on
>> the DVD to type in and putting the call # on the sleeve. Teachers would
>> take the DVD out of the sleeve and put it in an empty protective case to
>> store it while they have it.
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Lauren Ochs
>> Media Specialist
>> Mahomet-Seymour High School
>> ISLMA Standards Function Rep.
>> lochs at ms.k12.il.us<mailto:lochs at ms.k12.il.us>
>>
>>
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> Heyworth CUSD #4
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