Lubas is an enthusiastic advocate for including videos in the Library's collection development policy. She pointed out that many people think only of the popular culture videos found in most video rental stores. In reality, there are many videos that can support the research and instruction goals of a library and the school which it serves. Lubas feels that educational, special interest, and "how to" videos have a place in the library.

In her talk, Lubas outlined the whole process of dealing with videos: collection development/acquisitions, cataloging, and access. In collection development, she stressed that in many ways, videos were similar to books and should meet the same requirements for acquisition. They should be examined for subject, authority and accuracy, presentation, point-of-view, and quality in its technical aspects. She mentioned that currency was especially important with instructional and educational videos. Since hair and clothing styles change so quickly, 'old' fashions can distract a user from the video's message and diminish the authority of the message.

While many aspects of videos can be handled in the same manner as books, there are some issues which are unique to videos. One of the biggest issues that is particular to videos is that of "performance rights." A library needs to be careful about what kind of usage they are allowed when they purchase a video. Language enhancement is another area that the library needs to be aware of; videos may be closed captioned, subtitled, or audio described. Lubas also discussed the different formats that are available. While VHS is currently the most popular, Beta, V-Matic, and now DVD's are also available.