Pushing pause: Hesitations about the video revolution.

Addresses the role of video in public libraries. Impact of the popularity of video recordings on librarians; History of audio/visual departments in libraries; Difficulties faced in video selection, rating, and borrowing privileges; Topic of library finance and the allocation of library budgets to video acquisitions; Idea that video stores became models for library video collections when video began to be integrated into library collections; Libraries which charge patrons money to check out videos, such as the Baltimore County Public Library. INSET: Not Quiet on the Western Front.