Comments on: Library Media Box and Other Vending Machines

By: Michele Bassan

Michele Bassan — Sat, 12 May 2012 10:42:44 +0000

Just pointing any interested party to also look at our website http://www.mediabank.net. We have already about 30 DVD/CD/Game/audiobook lending units of different capacities installed in North America. So we have a quite exensive experience accumulated in how they can be better integrated withina a libraries environment. We recently also introduced two models of machines for automated handling of books. One is similar in characteristics to the Brodart units, one behaves like the DVD machine but for books (handles up to A4 size)

By: Brian Herzog

Brian Herzog — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 20:23:31 +0000

@kalgopia: I agree – I think it’s just a difference between selling something and lending something (that someone needs to return). And since libraries are already lending things, giving patrons a way to do that 24 hours a day is just a bonus.

By: kalgopia

kalgopia — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 23:23:03 +0000

Very good article. I saw this trend coming years ago. Thing is, we don’t need traditional libraries to do this. For example, Starbucks could buy and stock machines like this and put them in their shops or in the mall, open and free to the public. People could then buy some coffee and watch a DVD on their laptop for free. In other words, many businesses could use this as a draw. Is that legal? In the USA yes, you just need to make them available for free to the public. One could lend other things through vending machines too, such as toys, tools, games, and the like. Yes, communal sharing and automation is a trend to keep an eye on.

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By: Emily Guhde

Emily Guhde — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 16:23:16 +0000

Love this! Makes me want to work for CCPL again!

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What’s interesting today | Spinstah — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 20:32:10 +0000

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By: Jeff Scott

Jeff Scott — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 17:42:45 +0000

@Matt It really depends on how the machine is set-up. We chose the Brodart machine because it doesn’t rely on a computer interface to make it work. If you want the book, you scan your card, you press the code for the book (A21) and you have the book. SIP connections have been tricky.

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Sat, 03 Sep 2011 20:11:12 +0000

[...] Swiss Army Librarian » Library Media Box and Other Vending … I contacted the Cuyahoga County Public Library system for more information, and here's what I learned: The machine holds 700 DVDs (or CDs, and larger capacity also available), and uses special black cases instead of … Source: http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net [...]