[ILL-L] Borrowing From DLC

[Document Delivery]

I've gotten some things from DLC as a last resort, but once in a while
something takes forever and just times out after 5 tries, with no
explanation, Ed.
 

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

 

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Sent: Friday, January 11, 2008 1:56 PM
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Subject: [ILL-L] Borrowing From DLC



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

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? 
Please advise! 

Christina Zavos
Lexmark Library - KL0
Lexington, Kentucky
859.232.6047
czavos1 at lexmark.com
 
"If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need."
-- Marcus Tullius Cicero
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