Non-print media lending on MA VC

Who lends DVDs, videos, and other non-print media on the MA Virtual Catalog?

(A chart based on a show of hands at the May 4, 2006 Users group meeting)

 

Catalog member

Lends DVDs?

Lends Videos?

Lends other things (CD’s CD-ROMs)?

Comments

Bridgewater State

Yes

Yes

Yes

 

CLAMS

Yes

Yes

Yes

 

C/W MARS

Majority of libraries lend DVDs

Majority of libraries lend Videos

Majority of libraries lend CDs

Some libraries limit sending to materials that are six months or older

FLO

No

No

No; some sites send CD-ROMs that come with science books

 

MLN

Yes; but not feature film DVDs newer than one year

Yes

Yes

 

MBLN

Yes

Yes

Yes

Does not lend features newer than one year.

MVLC

No

No

No

Currently not sending any media.

NOBLE

Varies library to library. 

Varies library to library. 

Varies library to library. 

Academic libraries do not lend.

OCLN

Varies library to library. 

Varies library to library. 

Varies library to library.

Usually some limits on newer material.

SAILS

Varies library to library; generally no limits

Varies library to library; generally no limits

Varies library to library; generally no limits

Academic and school libraries do not lend.

UMass Amherst

No

No

No

Temporarily withdrawn from MA VC

UMass Boston

No

No

No

 

UMass Dartmouth

No

No

No

 

UMass Lowell

No

No

No

 

Westfield State

Yes

Yes

Yes