[Publib] Time to bide VHS goodbye?

[Linda Cannon]

Oh, mercy! We wouldn't dream of getting rid of our VHS collections!
Perhaps in a more affluent area, it's not an issue, but we have *lots*
of patrons who still only have tape players and our DVD title list does
not yet nearly match the variety in VHS. We are, of course, only buying
DVDs now, but we do add donated tapes. 


Linda Cannon, Collection Development Librarian
Joplin Public Library
300 S. Main St.
Joplin, MO  64801
417-623-7953
lcannon at joplinpubliclibrary.org
http://www.joplinpubliclibrary.org 
-----Original Message-----
From: publib-bounces at webjunction.org
[mailto:publib-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Ralph Tomlinson
Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 1:10 PM
To: publib at webjunction.org
Subject: [Publib] Time to bide VHS goodbye?

With new formats breathing down our collective necks, we're talking
about discarding (or selling off) our VHS collection. Anyone else done
this? What was the customer reaction?

Ralph Tomlinson
Audio-visual/reference librarian
Adult Services
Olathe Public Library
201 E. Park Street
Olathe, KS 66061
(913) 971-6850
rtomlinson at olatheks.org

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