[ILL-L] Borrowing multiple copies for a class

[Sharon Bleau]

We have a policy stating that we do not order required course books through 
interlibrary loan.  There are just too many problems associated with it.  
Students want to keep the books for the whole semester which causes 
overdue headaches for me and for the lending libraries.  I would never start 
doing that at this institution.  It would be like opening the floodgates.  I'd 
have people wanting us to get ALL their books through interlibrary loan.  It's 
just not a good way to go.  I agree that buying books is just a part of going to 
college.  

On 16 Jan 2008 at 11:01, Julia Graham wrote:

> 
> At 10:17 AM 1/16/2008, you wrote:
>     I would like to hear people's perception of borrowing multiple copies of a 
>     fiction title for an academic course.
>     Do some people practice this?
> 
> We very specifically do not allow required texts for classes to be ordered on ILL, 


> 
> I would be hesitant to do this, not only because you would be hitting so many libraries to get the 
> multiple copies, but you also cannot guarantee how long the patrons could keep the book.
> 
> 
> I know others feel strongly about this on the opposite side, but a part of attending college is that 
> you are expected to buy books for class. There are so many online options these days, students 
> can get books for cheaper than their campus bookstore. My students were telling me about how 
> they can get their required books (including fiction) for so much cheaper now online.
> 
> 
>     What about copyright concerns?
> 
> I'm not sure it would apply in the case of a fiction title, since you're not actually copying the item.
> 
> Just my $.02
> Julia
>     Thanks,
>     Trish
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Sharon Bleau
Reference Librarian 
Mountain State University
sharonb at mountainstate dot edu