[Publib] re television series DVDs

[Joanne Lamothe]

We've just changed our loan policies on multipart DVDs to a 2-week loan period. We are applying it to items that have 4 or more discs. I think it provides better service to the user. Oftentimes a user would be waiting for subsequent episodes that were out and they often had difficulty placing holds. Personally, I'd rather have a Six Feet Under marathon session rather than extending viewing a season over a long period of time!
  Joanne Lamothe
  Director of Library Services
  Weymouth Public Libraries
  46 Broad St.
  Weymouth, MA 02188
  www.weymouth.ma.us/library
  

Diedre Conkling <diedrec at charter.net> wrote:
  Well, I like to think that the majority of people are honest and won't do this. I may be wrong but I just can't make myself be this cynical.

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Diedre Conkling

Lincoln County Library District
P.O. Box 2027, Newport, OR 97365
Phone & Fax: 541-265-3066
http://lcld.library-blogs.net/
Work: diedre at beachbooks.org
Home: diedrec at charter.net


---- kurrremkarmerruk wrote: 

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I suspect that many people simply take them home and
copy them, leaving them free to watch them at their
leisure.

It's very easy to do, most computers now come with DVD
burners, and free decryption software is readily
available online. 



--- Susan Riley wrote:

> hello all.
> My library systems has a rule: if you purchased it
> as a set, you must 
> circulate it as a set. However, I am not thrilled
> with this rule. 
> First off, I myself like the TV series 24. However,
> I can't watch all 
> 24 hours in one week (our circ period)! I much
> would have preferred if 
> the disks could have been loaned individually. If
>

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