[ILL-L] New style California requests

[Sue Kaler]

Hi Heather,
 
I thought of your theories when I saw these California ones.  But, in this 
case, I don't think it's any kind of attempt to get around policies.  I've 
seen them from three or four of the California universities.  I think it's 
something about the California Melvyl catalog being changed into a WorldCat 
local system.  The verified looks something like this:
 
MELVYL-UCLinks-melvyl.worldcat.org:worldcat
 
Not very helpful in figuring out the format...and clearly something 
generated by some kind of linking system.
 
Right after I posted yesterday, I got another one with that same kind of 
cryptic verified, but WITH the OCLC number.  Hurrah!  What I am hoping is 
that someone out there in California (or at OCLC) would read this thread and 
figure out a way to make sure the OCLC number or format sticks to these 
requests.  Who's lurking out there?

 
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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-----Original Message-----
From: "Campbell, Heather" <HEATHERC at coj.net>
To: "Interlibrary Loan Listserv" <ill-l at webjunction.org>
Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2008 09:28:27 -0400
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 
 




From: ill-l-bounces at webjunction.org [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

When responding, please be advised that the Town of Wellesley has 
determined that email could be considered a public record.
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