Hi all,
As AV Librarian I am responsible for selection, recording and
cataloguing of all AV recordings. In recent years it has become more
common for programmes to contain swearing, explicit and potentially
offensive material. Typical examples would be gratuitous swearing,
footage of dissections and gory injuries and graphic images of body
parts. In the past I have dealt with this by adding notes to the
catalogue entries and video/DVD boxes which advise the user about
potentially offensive content. Is this enough, especially considering we
have a number of 14-16 year olds attending our college?
I am contacting the list to investigate how other libraries deal with
this issue. I am particularly interested to hear from colleges who have
younger users (those 16 and younger), but I would welcome responses from
anyone.
Thanks in advance,
Andy Wright
Assistant Librarian - Audio-Visual Services
Calderdale College
Francis St
Halifax
West Yorkshire
HX1 3UZ
Tel: 01422 399350
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