Friday, December 29, 2006

DVD's and self checkout machines

Anonymous said...
Sometime in the very near future, will we allow DVDs be checked out on the self check-out machines?
December 28, 2006 2:45 PM


Answer: this is something we need to consider further. As with all security decisions regarding library materials, the cost of the security equipment, supplies, staff time, etc. is weighed against the cost of the material itself. There are machines that can keep DVD's and CD's secure (housed in a jukebox-like unit) that are self checkout, but those are still very expensive. I realize that checking DVD's out on the self checkouts would be the ideal situation.

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