Library structure for video library of real estate properties

Claim 1

A video tape library comprising: a front wall having a pair of opposite ends and spanning a distance of about at least 30 feet; a first side wall extending away from one of said opposite ends to a rear end and a second wall extending away from the other of said opposite ends to a rear end; a rear wall spanning the rear ends of said first and second side walls; said walls defining a peripheral zone adjacent said walls, a central zone, and an intermediate zone between said peripheral and central zones; an entrance opening in said front wall between said opposite ends including door means to close and to open said opening; said front wall including a transparent portion between each of said ends and said opening; structure in said central zone defining a qroup of video tape viewing rooms, each of said rooms having an entrance facing away from said front wall; a pair of monitor means in the peripheral zone adjacent said front wall to display slide pictures cyclically, one of said monitor means being adjacent and confronting each of said transparent portions for viewing by persons outside of said library. video storage means along said side and rear walls displaying a plurality of organized and cataloged video tape containers, said containers containing video tapes of real estate; a live screen monitor means in the intermediate zone between the central zone and the rear wall and each of said side walls; and said structure in said central zone including work station means facing said opening between said live screen monitor means and including catalogs to identify and locate said video tape containers in said cataloged video storage means, so that persons entering the opening face the work station means and can optionally, view said large screen monitor means and can obtain information about the location in the storage means of specific tape containers to be selected and viewed in one of said rooms.