Karl,

We would like to have your serial in a DVD case, as that is where we
shelve it.  There really are no issues with putting a DVD in a jewel
case for us.

Mary Edwards
Director of Library Services
Art Institute of California - Los Angeles
Argosy University - Santa Monica
2900 31st Street
Santa Monica, CA  90405
310-314-6154
meedwards@edmc.edu

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From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum
[mailto:SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU] On Behalf Of Karl Mechem
Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2006 5:47 AM
To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: [SERIALST] question about DVD serials

We have been publishing a DVD serial--The Journal of Short Film--for a
year, now, and are considering a change in our packaging.  But we'd
like to know how librarians might feel about this.
The JSF is a quarterly DVD, and we've been putting it in square,
cd-sized cases.  We are thinking about changing to "tall," standard DVD
cases starting with the second year's volumes.
So, my questions would be something like this:
1) Is it a problem to shelve a DVD in a cd-sized case?
2) Would a standard DVD-sized case be preferable for shelving purposes?
3) Would a _change_ cause more problems than it fixes?
4) Or do serials librarians just defer all this to the media/video
librarians?

It seems clear that the DVD serial is here to stay, and I wonder if
you've given this much thought.

many thanks,
Karl Mechem
publisher, The Journal of Short Film
PO Box 8217
Columbus, OH  43201
www.theJSF.org
mechem@theJSF.org