[ILL-L] RE: Two questions (ILL articles on reserve and Requestingrenewal)

[Megan Bayonet]

As a general rule, we'll request renewals at the patron's request at any
time prior to our due date (which is 3 days earlier than the lending
library's date).  If the book is overdue to our due date, we will not
process a renewal BUT we do ask them to return the book and then we
re-request the item from another library.  We never process renewal requests
automatically.
 
Megan Bayonet
Interlibrary Loan Coordinator
mbayonet at mbc.edu
540-887-7317
 

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From: ill-l-bounces at webjunction.org [mailto:ill-l-bounces at webjunction.org]
On Behalf Of Jones, Alison R.
Sent: Monday, April 21, 2008 9:18 AM
To: Interlibrary Loan Listserv
Subject: [ILL-L] RE: Two questions (ILL articles on reserve and
Requestingrenewal)



I'd like to know on #2 as well - I've always assumed that if the due date is
the date its due back to the lending library, then one needs to request
renewal enough in advance that they can still get the book back by this date
(so I try to renew about a week ahead - when I give our patrons a due date -
I give them a full week early because we have had items take almost 2 weeks
in the mail before, but I figure a week should be enough of a "good faith
effort" to get the item back on time).

 

But if its typical ILL practice for the other - then I need to do that - I
normally still do renew items if they request renewal on the due date or
within a couple of days - but I've always assumed that I'm being nicer to
other libraries in doing that than to our own patrons (who can't renew once
its overdue.) But maybe that's just what is expected?

 

What about items that are a month overdue?  Occasionally I get renewal
requests for items that I've already sent out the one month overdue notice
on. Do most of you go ahead and renew for a full renewal period, say no
completely, or give them a weeks' renewal to get the book back during?  Just
wondering now that the question has come up. 

 

Alison

 

Alison Jones

Public Services Librarian

Baptist College of Florida

From: ill-l-bounces at webjunction.org [mailto:ill-l-bounces at webjunction.org]
On Behalf Of Robinson, Arthur 
Sent: Sunday, April 20, 2008 8:47 PM
To: Interlibrary Loan Listserv
Subject: Two questions (ILL articles on reserve and Requesting renewal)

 

I know both these topics have been discussed before, but I can't remember
the details.

 

(1)      I have just discovered that a professor put an ILL article I had
obtained for him on reserve.  The semester's just about over, but for the
future, how should I handle this?  I know we shouldn't put ILL books on
reserve, but is there a problem, copyright or otherwise, with putting
articles on reserve?  Should I warn faculty that ILL articles shouldn't be
put on reserve?

(2)     A colleague in Circulation is taking over from me (yay!) the task of
keeping track of due dates for ILL, requesting renewals, harassing
deadbeats, etc.  I have a vague memory that some libraries want renewal
requested two or three days before the book is due back at their library, so
I had got into the habit of requesting renewal daily for all books three
days  before the due date (I come in seven days a week).  My colleague
usually comes in five days a week, so I suggested she might want to request
renewal on Friday for books that were due back at the other library over the
weekend or on Monday.  But apparently this isn't happening.  Am I
misremembering and/or paranoid?  If, for example, the lending library's due
date is April 21, is it safe for her to wait until the 21st to request
renewal, or should she do so before then, and if so, how many days before?  

 

Thank you!

 

Arthur Robinson (GLG)

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