Dear all,
Some weeks ago I asked what colleagues did about cleaning worn or scratched DVDs, as we have a large, heavily-used collection and concern was being expressed about wear& tear.
Many thanks to Alice, Charlotte, Claire, Hannah and Helen who replied.
One Library has a collection small enough to clean discs manually at the beginning of the year, and tries to check discs on return from loan and clean them if necessary.
The other four do not have enough time to do this, and take action only when a borrower complains that the disc is not playing well, or at all. Three have an in-house cleaning machine and one sends scratched discs in batches to be cleaned by http://cd-repair.co.uk and are pleased with their service.
At the moment my University Library doesn't clean or repair DVDs, but we test them when borrowers say there's something wrong, and replace ones that have become damaged. Where a disc is very expensive we put a protective film called a D-skin on it to prevent scratching, but couldn't afford this for all.
Having heard that others find it worthwhile prolonging the life of a DVD by cleaning, and seeing that you can get a basis do-it-yourself machine for around £30, I'm going to go for one of these and try using it when a disc is reported as playing badly.
Best wishes,
Sue
Sue Gilmurray
Subject Librarian, Arts, Law & Social Sciences
Anglia Ruskin University
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