[ILL-L] RE: [ILLIAD-L] How to handle recreational borrowing???

Fri Feb 1 15:22:15 EST 2008

Polly,

     I was thinking the same thing.  

We had a professor doing research on Romance novels.  All paperbacks.
She ordered

at least a hundred of them.    Would they have been considered
"recreational" borrowing?

If we had thought of them that way, sure they would!

Pat

Pat Barbour, Coordinator of Interlibrary Loan Services

Central Michigan University Libraries  - EZC

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[mailto:ill-l-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of McCord, Polly, OSE
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 10:44 AM
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Subject: [ILL-L] RE: [ILLIAD-L] How to handle recreational borrowing???

Having worked in both academic and public libraries, I'm kind of
offended by the idea of "recreational" borrowing.  Who decides what is
"recreational"?  What may seem "recreational" to a lending institution
might be an assigned or (imagine this) personal project to the borrower.

Polly McCord

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New Mexico Office of the State Engineer 
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[mailto:ill-l-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Shedrick
Pittman-Hassett
Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 10:48 AM
To: Interlibrary Loan Listserv
Subject: Re: [ILL-L] RE: [ILLIAD-L] How to handle recreational
borrowing???

I would be cautious of placing a limit on "recreational"-use
items...especially when providing service to a public library.  If the
mission of the library includes recreational use (and for most, if not
all public libraries, it does), then I wouldn't make a policy
essentially designating one type of use as "different" or "less worthy"
than others.  

That being said, it's not unreasonable to put a cap on requesting for
"new" items (pub/copy date 6mos old, for example)..be it books, music,
movies, etc.  This may curb some of that type of use.  The item would
probably be easier to obtain once the home libraries go through their
hold queues anyway.  You could also cap the number of strings you'll use
to get it.  I would think that if none of 10 potential lenders can send
the item (and these are usually your large regional providers with
multiple copies of thing), it is not unreasonable to give it up as
"unfilled" and advise the patron to try again a few months down the
road.

"Burns, Jacqueline, JCL" <BurnsJ at jocolibrary.org> wrote:

	Public libraries deal with these types of requests on a regular
basis.
	Your mention of having to use 2-3 strings to obtain the item
exemplifies
	my (and probably other public libraries') need to have the
lending
	string accommodate 10 OCLC codes instead 5. This was promised as
an
	enhancement by OCLC two years ago and then suddenly dropped last
year.

	I know this doesn't answer your question Alison, but I couldn't
resist
	the opportunity to express a desire for this enhancement.

	Jackie Burns
	Document Delivery Librarian
	Johnson County Library (KNJ)
	9875 W. 87th St.
	Overland Park, KS 66212
	913-495-7558
	burnsj at jocolibrary.org

	-----Original Message-----
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On
	Behalf Of Alison O'Grady
	Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 9:30 AM
	To: ILLIAD-L at LISTSERV.VT.EDU
	Subject: [ILLIAD-L] How to handle recreational borrowing???

	Hi all-

	At Williams we have been experiencing an extraordinary number of
what 
	might be considered "recreational" requests from our users, ie
popular 
	films, and music. We process them dutifully and without
question, but 
	you all know how it goes, this type of material is especially
difficult 
	to borrow and often takes 2 to 3 strings to obtain.

	We have had preliminary discussions about Netflix and may go
this way at

	some point to help fill this type of request in a more
expeditious and 
	cost effective manner.

	How do you handle films and music that seem to be for
"recreational" 
	use? Do you restrict them by number, prioritize them or just
keep 
	processing them as we do?
	Any insights you can provide are appreciated.

	Alison Roe O'Grady
	Interlibrary Loan Supervisor
	Williams College Libraries
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North Central Texas College
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Gainesville, TX 76240
940.688.7731 x4325
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