Julie,
Some vendors, particularly ones who handle educational/documentary films, rent titles. Rental fees are less than purchases. Depending on the professor's needs, that could be an option for you.
Karen G. Ketchaver
Acquisitions Unit Leader
Grasselli Library
John Carroll University
20700 North Park Blvd.
University Hts., Ohio 44118-4581
U.S.A.
(216)397-1622 phone/(216)397-1809 fax
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>Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2011 14:20:32 -0600
>From: acqnet-l_at_lists.ibiblio.org
>Subject: [ACQNET-L] Video acquisitions
>To: <acqnet-l_at_lists.ibiblio.org>
>
> Hello,
>
> I'm the librarian at the new DC campus of the
> Chicago School of Professional Psychology. We only
> just started in the fall 2010 semester. Our
> acquisitions budget is small and our video budget is
> non-existent. However, I have a professor this
> semester that needs 6 (expensive) videos and have no
> funds to purchase them. I think ILL is not typically
> an option when it comes to videos. So my question
> is, are there any options that I am missing? This
> may sound like a newbie question, but I have not
> been in this situation before and want to cast a
> wide net.
>
> Thank you!
>
> Julie Gass
> Campus Librarian
> The Chicago School of Professional Psychology - DC
> Campus
> 901 15th St. N.W.
> Washington, D.C. 20005
> 202.706.5055
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