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I hope someone can help with this.
In our Learning Centre we are starting to get snowed under by the number of CD-ROMs which come free with certain types of books (IT/Computing books in particular).
I'd like to know if anyone else has addressed this problem.
- Do you assess the CD to see how essential it is to the understanding of the book?
- Do you keep ALL the CDs if you have multiple copies of the book?
- Do you allow students to take them home if the book is loanable?
- How do you catalogue them?
- How do you store them?
I ask because up till now we have automatically catalogue all CD-ROMs which come with books (as a separate item). We don't have time to assess their usefulness but neither would I like to throw them straight in the bin.
I'm desperate to find a solution to our storage problems. At the moment we store them in their jewel cases in Dewey order, "loose" in a CD box. i.e. not in the "slot-in" kind as new ones have to be interfiled in the correct Dewey order and it would be too much trouble with the slot-in kind.
Can anyone offer any advice? I'd be really grateful.
Rache Price
Learning Resources Officer
Hackney Community College
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