Hekman Library staff keep their eyes open for new media formats and want to be sensitive to users' needs and preferences in that regard. We already have two Blu-ray players in Cayvan Recorded Media.

The Cayvan staff conducted a survey from November 13 to December 7 of this year to find out from our community what media format they prefer. We received nearly 100 responses from students, faculty, and staff. 

The questions asked on the survey:

1. How often do you watch movies in general?  (45% regularly; 24% rarely)
2. Do you prefer movies in DVD or Blu-ray format? (66% DVD; 19% Blu-ray)
3. Do you own a Blu-ray player? (24% yes; 76% no)
4. Would you ever come to Cayvan to watch a movie on Blu-ray? (32% yes; 56% no)

We will be adding a third Blu-ray player in Cayvan next year. Faculty continue to make recommendations for purchase, and they have increasingly been asking for Blu-ray. Blu-ray technology is an improvement over DVD in terms of image and sound quality and special features. However, we don't want to invest a lot of money in a technology that will soon be superseded by yet another break-through. This is a constant "balancing act" for library staff as we look to the future!