[ILL-L] Borrowing From DLC

[Neseth, Pam]

I get decent results from Library of Congress if I indicate the "need
before date" to be about a month or so, later than the requesting date.

 

Pam Neseth

Metropolitan Community College

EV Library /ILL

PO Box 3777

Omaha NE 68103

402.289.1320

402.289.1286 (fax)

 

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From: ill-l-bounces at webjunction.org
[mailto:ill-l-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Julia Graham
Sent: Friday, January 11, 2008 1:29 PM
To: Interlibrary Loan Listserv
Subject: Re: [ILL-L] Borrowing From DLC

 

At 10:56 AM 1/11/2008, you wrote:




Is there some kind of secret handshake I need to learn before I can get
an item from the Library of Congress (DLC)? 


Yes. :)





I've recently requested a proceeding that only DLC has for one of our
employees. I followed the rules outlined in their Loan Policies: 
"USE ONLY ON LIBRARY PREMISES, PLEASE. Must enter "DLC" 5 times in OCLC
ILL lender field, else request returned conditional -- IFM fee only for
libraries outside of U.S.A., $24 -- FOR LATEST NEWS ON ILL POLICY, see
ILL web site: http://www.loc.gov/rr/loan" 
However, the request came back with a Reason / Response of Unspecified
(my favorite one!). 

Now, the lending policy also states that DLC does not lend "Visual
Material , Sound Recording , Computer File , E-Serial , E-Text , Kit ,
Dissertation , Patent , Photograph , Serial - Bound , Serial - Unbound ,
Thesis." But this proceeding is catalogued as a book, more specifically
as "Conference publication (cnp)," which is not one of the formats DLC
says they do not lend. 

Am I missing something here? 


>From my experience requesting materials from DLC (of which I have had
mixed success), they use "unspecified" for EVERY SINGLE REQUEST they
cancel.  Why?  Dunno.  Could be because they get upwards of 3 billion
requests a day or something. ;-)  But my guess is the thing probably
isn't on the shelf.  One of our faculty was at dispute with them a few
years back, because I ordered some microfilm they had.  They responded
that they did not own it.  But she was AT the DLC and had the MF in her
hand the previous month.  It took a couple more requests and much more
detailed information before they said that yes, they do own it and they
loaned it. :)
You might try the British Library's catalog, depending on the subject
matter.  They don't always have material catalogued in OCLC, but if you
look at their catalogue, they often have the things.

Julia





Please advise! 

Christina Zavos
Lexmark Library - KL0
Lexington, Kentucky
859.232.6047
czavos1 at lexmark.com
 
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