[ILL-L] Wiki? Why not OCLC Pols Directory?

[Markley, Patricia]

I know people love the latest stuff, but I agree with the person who
said that we have the OCLC Policies Directory.  People who don't go to
the trouble to update the Policies Directory, aren't going to be any
more conscientious with a wiki and filling out the Policies Directory
isn't all that difficult.  I check the LVIS site every few months to add
new LVIS libraries to our customs holdings.  Otherwise, the Policies
Directory works fine.  I, for one, am not going to add unnecessary work
to my day by entering our information into a wiki or checking it for
other institutions' policies.  The only benefit I can see to having a
ILL policies wiki is to the person who will get an article out of
writing about it.

Pat Markley

Siena College

 

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[mailto:ill-l-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Sue Kaler
Sent: Friday, August 03, 2007 4:46 PM
To: Interlibrary Loan Listserv
Subject: Re: [ILL-L] Wiki? Why not OCLC Pols Directory?

 

Hi,

 

Not only that, but the information has to be entered in a very
particular way in the policies directory  in order for advanced search
of lenders of formats to work at all well.  Otherwise, you have to crawl
through entry by entry.  Why not compile that painfully gathered data in
a place where we all can look at it.  

 

In my wildest dreams, we'd all be able to maintain it, too.  (The joys
of a WIKI.)  Then you'd just have to search it every so often looking
for new folks.

 

Of course, I'd like it even better if the Policies Directory was more
complete and more uniform.  Then I wouldn't be spending time doing this,
believe me.

 

Sue Kaler
Interlibrary Loan Supervisor
Wellesley Free Library
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Wellesley, MA 02482
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	-----Original Message-----
	From: "ILL_PSC ILL_PSC" <ILL_PSC at mail.wvu.edu>
	To: <ill-l at webjunction.org>
	Date: Fri, 03 Aug 2007 16:12:22 -0400
	Subject: Re: [ILL-L] Wiki? Why not OCLC Pols Directory?

	Because not everyone has their policy directory info updated. 
	
	I maintain the ArieLVIS list and it has more libraries on it
than those I find when I do a search for LVIS libraries with Ariel.
That's one of the steps I use when I update it, but it's not the only
one.
	
	Linda Celet Bane
	Interlibrary Loan (PWS/PWSA)
	Mary F. Shipper Library/LRC
	Potomac State College of WVU
	Keyser, WV  26726-2697
	phone: (304)788-6903
	fax: (304)788-6946
	Ariel: 157.182.165.30, PSC_Ariel at mail.wvu.edu
	E-mail: ILL_PSC at mail.wvu.edu
	
	>>> "Nancy N Colyar" <ncolyar at lsu.edu> Friday, August 03, 2007
3:26 PM >>>
	Why start a Wiki? The OCLC Policies Directory is just as
available on
	the web as a wiki would be, and contains all these fields.
"symbol,
	state, charge, format loaned (which would not have to be all
formats),
	loan period if exceptional and any other useful bit of
information that
	might help someone create their own custom holdings groups. "
	
	
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