[ILL-L] New style California requests

[Morris, David]

I've noticed a similar format from some New Jersey public libraries.
The strange thing is that most of the time we do not even own the book
they are requesting, yet we are the only library in the search string.
I figured they were requesting with a blank form through OCLC (a
practice we often use to order genealogical records from our state
library).   Who knows why they are requesting books without knowing who
may own them first.

 

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[mailto:ill-l-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Campbell, Heather
Sent: Friday, August 01, 2008 9:28 AM
To: Interlibrary Loan Listserv
Subject: RE: [ILL-L] New style California requests

 

I reported near the end of last year that a Florida library sent us
requests without the OCLC number, publication data, or  the publication
date.  I couldn't figure out how they could send the request by mistake
without this information and concluded since the requests were all for
just published items that they must be trying to get around our
deflections.  I asked them about it in a Conditional default note.  They
didn't  respond but the requests stopped.  These are just a theories-
mind you- but it may be a case of:

*	someone is trying to get around deflections and -if you don't
deflect- the targeted deflections may be for another library in the
queue
*	an ILL newbie or newbies may not know what they're doing 

The only other time we've had requests come through without an OCLC
number was from a library that thought we should own a work because it
was material on Florida and we are the oldest public library in the
state. 

 

How many Calif. universities were involved?

 

 

Heather Campbell
Special Services ~ Interlibrary Loan and Books By Mail
Jacksonville Public Library
Jacksonville, Florida 32202
ill at coj.net    904-630-2985 

 

 

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[mailto:ill-l-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Sue Kaler
Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2008 4:29 PM
To: ill-l at webjunction.org
Subject: [ILL-L] New style California requests

Hi,

 

Has anyone else noticed requests coming through from some of the
California Universities on the lending side of life that have no OCLC
number and no description of the item in the verified field?  This has
been an issue for us a few times in the last couple of days.  

 

In such a large public library consortium such as ours we often own
multiple formats of the same item.  We might have hardback, paperback,
large print, book on CD, book on cassette, and Play-a-way.  Or vhs, dvd,
and CD of the soundtrack.  In lots of these cases, the author and title
don't necessarily give you a clear idea of what's being requested.
Sometimes the publisher clears up the situation, but not always.  

 

My fallback clarification items have always been the material
description in the verified field (videoDISC, videoCASSETTE, etc.) or,
if that failed, the OCLC number.  One could always look at the actual
bibliographic record and figure out what's what.  I miss the two pieces
of information that don't seem to be showing up and wonder what's going
on with this California situation. 

 

Sign me puzzled, in Massachusetts

 

Sue Kaler
Interlibrary Loan Supervisor
Wellesley Free Library
530 Washington Street
Wellesley, MA 02482
OCLC symbol MLN
skaler at minlib.net
voice (781)235-1610 x1112, fax (781)237-4875

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