Be sure to indicate which version of a film you are requesting. Faculty members interested in reviewing films prior to purchase should make arrangements with the supplier on their own. Once the decision is made to purchase the material, please let the library know and an order will be placed for the title. Be careful not to purchase copies that have been produced and distributed only for previewing. Emergency requests are expensive to process, and the library can guarantee only that staff will rush the request, not that the vendor will rush the order.
Laser discs can also be difficult to obtain particularly in a timely manner.
Video suppliers whose catalogs include laser disc titles may not actually have these titles on their shelves. Please understand that the supplier may need four to six weeks to fill a laser disc order. If it is your intention that the library order only laser discs, and not substitute videocassettes if discs are not available, please note this preference on your request form. Finally, please notify Technical Services as soon as possible about new courses that will require nonprint media support, and about the nonprint needs of new faculty members who will be arriving in the spring. If you have questions, call Penny or Cathy.