[Michlib-l] Question re: integrated DVD collections

[Cameron Crawford]

Greetings fellow library folk!

Recently we had a feature DVD appear in the wrong collection on our shelf,
as it is a French language film and ought to go to our world language DVD
section. It was then lamented that the item's circ count was likely to go
down, as materials in our world language collection (with the exception of
MeL) have a notable lower circ stat. So we started brainstorming on the
access services level as to what could be done to draw more attention to
these items.

The thought came up several times to integrate the world language DVD
section with corresponding feature, non-feature, and TV series collections,
while retaining the language label (the line of thought here being that
patrons are not necessarily searching for materials on account of the
language alone).

Before presenting this suggested course of action to the collection
manager, we wanted to send feelers out as to whether other libraries had
already done such an integration: did you see an increase in circ counts
for world language materials? Did patrons complain about the integration?
Did shelving staff have a difficult time with it? Do you wish you could hit
the rhetorical 'undo' button on this? We want to know!

To spare folks a long email chain, direct messages are most appreciated -
and if anyone is interested, I will collate the responses and share them.

Lastly, if this is a topic that has been deliberated upon before, it would
be immensely appreciated if someone would be able to forward that chain for
our edification.

Sincerely,

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Cameron Crawford
he/him/his
Library Assistant III - Page Supervisor
Baldwin Public Library
248-554-4692
cameron.crawford at baldwinlib.org
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