[ILL-L] On campus document delivery service

Nora Allred nsallred at mtu.edu
Tue Oct 16 11:41:31 EDT 2007


Hi Cris,

Do you scan and delivery the articles electronically?  Do you send paper 
copies via campus mail?  Also, how many faculty are there at LSSU?  Thanks!

Nora

Cris Roll wrote:
> Nora, we provide on-campus delivery only for faculty and only for articles.
> Books must still be picked up at the circulation desk.
>
> Cris Roll
> Circulation/ILL Supervisor
> Shouldice Library
> Lake Superior State University
> Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Nora Allred" <nsallred at mtu.edu>
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>
>   
>> Dear Colleagues,
>>
>> We are considering an on-campus document delivery pilot and I was hoping
>> those of you who are providing document delivery could answer a few
>> questions.  I'll be happy to summarize the replies and post results.
>> Thanks in advance for your help.
>>
>> Do you provide Document Delivery Service to your On-Campus patrons (i.e.
>> not Distance Ed.?)
>> Does your Document Delivery include loan materials from your circulating
>> collections? (i.e. books pulled for delivery to patron.)
>> Who is eligible to use your Document Delivery service? (e.g. faculty,
>> grad students, etc.)
>> Which groups use it the most? (faculty, staff, etc.)
>> Which department does the Document Delivery processing and delivery in
>> your library? (ILL, Circ, DD)
>> If  ILL staff do the DD, please explain the basic workflow. (e.g.
>> borrowing, lending, combination, separate DD staff?)
>> How many DD requests do you receive and fill in a year (or term or month
>> - please specify)?
>> How successful is your DD on-campus service?
>> Did you add staff (students and/or FTEs) to meet increased demands?
>> Did you add "resources" (scanners, ILL management software, increased
>> postage budget)
>> What is your "request received to item delivered" turnaround time?
>> If you deliver loan items to on-campus patrons, how do you "transport"
>> them? (campus mail, student couriers, etc.)
>> Do you charge?  If yes, how much?
>> Did you start with a pilot project?  If so, what assessment tools did
>> you use at the end of the pilot to evaluate the program?
>>
>> Thank you again!
>> Nora
>>
>> --
>> Nora Allred
>> Head, Access Services
>> J. Robert Van Pelt Library
>> Michigan Technological University
>> Houghton, MI
>> phone: 906-487-3208
>> email: nsallred at mtu.edu
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Nora Allred
Head, Access Services
J. Robert Van Pelt Library
Michigan Technological University
Houghton, MI
phone: 906-487-3208
email: nsallred at mtu.edu


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