Too many CDs

[altivo]

So I heard from the circulation manager today. I've been chewing away at a cataloging backlog, donated music CDs that have been piled on my desk for months. Now she says we are running out of shelf space for them and please stop. ;p

I have an equally large stack of DVDs (I *hate* cataloging video, it's a royal pain) and I guess I should start on those until the same complaint arises, which it will. Or not. Since the Blockbuster in town closed in January, our video circulation is through the roof, more videos than books many weeks. So I suspect that adding more titles to the collection will just mean that more are checked out at any one time. No problem unless they all come back at once. It makes me sad though, the large number of people who are willing to placidly sit like potatoes and watch the boob tube, compared to the small number who make the effort to read.

Should be spinning but I'm not feeling so great. I suspect I'm getting a cold. Hopefully not flu. Probably it's bed time for me.

Comments

[captpackrat.livejournal.com]

People can check out CDs from the library?

[altivo.livejournal.com]

At most libraries, yes. This surprises you?

[captpackrat.livejournal.com]

Quite. I knew about checking out videos, but I didn't think people could borrow CDs because of copyright concerns.

[altivo.livejournal.com]

The same copyright laws apply whether the material is print, audio, or video. No difference.

Anyone who copies the materials from the library is responsible for his/her actions. We don't have to worry about lending the materials, because that has always been legal. We don't copy. We own one item, we lend one item, only one person can use it at a time.

Now if we made digital copies and posted them to a website, that would be a violation.