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----------------------------Original message---------------------------- For all of our A/V materials (videos, CDs, CDROMs, audiocassettes, lasers)we have a display dummy for the public to see and keep the items themselves in the reserve room at the circulation desk. Patrons may check the items out or use them in the library by leaving their ID at the front desk. We are going to begin using one of those fanning display stands for all of the media except videos. Storage space is rapidly becoming an issue for us and we just renovated the library in 1994 which doubled our storage space! My preference would be to start securing each item and put the CDs out for the patron to pick up and take to the circulation desk. 3M provides the security strips for all media forms (not sure about laserdiscs). (We already use the 3M for the books.) We will be securing our videos as soon as we get the funding. Hope this helps. I look forward to seeing what other people are doing. Frances Adams-O'Brien Technical Services Librarian Ringling School of Art and Design Sarasota, Florida [log in to unmask]