[ILL-L] Setting up Reciprocal Agreements

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We set up lots of groups, and then in the paths we put the groups at the
top that we want to borrow from first (closer, cheaper, etc.). When we
make a request, OCLC looks at the libraries in the first group that have
the item and randomly orders them, and then OCLC goes to the libraries
in the second group that have the item and randomly orders them, and
OCLC keeps going down the list of groups until it has five libraries or
runs out of groups, Ed.

 

Edward Helmrich 
ILL Office 
Ryan Library 
Iona College VXI 
914-633-2352 
docdelivery at iona.edu 

 

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[mailto:ill-l-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Klump, Holly
Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2008 2:31 PM
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Subject: RE: [ILL-L] Setting up Reciprocal Agreements

 

Hi Ed!

 

What do you mean they randomly pick libraries?  Can you explain?

 

h

 

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Sent: Friday, December 05, 2008 2:51 PM
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We have reciprocal agreements  with non-LVIS libraries, it works pretty
well. We use the OCLC custom groups and paths and they randomly pick
libraries, Ed.

 

Edward Helmrich 
ILL Office 
Ryan Library 
Iona College VXI 
914-633-2352 
docdelivery at iona.edu 

 

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[mailto:ill-l-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Klump, Holly
Sent: Friday, December 05, 2008 9:32 AM
To: Interlibrary Loan Listserv
Subject: [ILL-L] Setting up Reciprocal Agreements

 

Hello,

 

Can anyone tell me how to go about setting up reciprocal agreements with
other libraries?  We are an LVIS lender but I often feel like I end up
choosing the same lenders even though I really do try hard not to.

 

How do you decide which libraries to contact?  Do you do it
individually... based on their collection, or other criteria?  It seems
time consuming, but this might also be a good "summer project". 

 

Or, is it a moot point to set up a reciprocal agreement with anyone
since we are LVIS?  The other library would have nothing to gain since
we already lend to them for free.

 

Thanks in advance for your advice.

 

Holly

HF9

 

 

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