[ILL-L] Green interlibrary loan practices?

[Harshbarger, Amy L]

Kathy,

How do you handle the vendors whose license agreement state you have to print the e-journal article then send it?

Amy
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Amy L. Harshbarger
Associate Institute Librarian/Technical Services & Interlibrary Loan Librarian
Logan Library, CM#3
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
5500 Wabash Avenue
Terre Haute, IN   47803-3999
(812) 877-8462
(812) 877-8579 FAX
harshbar at rose-hulman.edu
http://www.rose-hulman.edu/Library/
 
"Smiling never hurts anyone"   :)

-----Original Message-----
From: ill-l-bounces at webjunction.org [mailto:ill-l-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Kathy Britt
Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2008 7:59 AM
To: Interlibrary Loan Listserv
Subject: Re: [ILL-L] Green interlibrary loan practices?

Chris,
At EMU, we have pretty much eliminated paper copying.  We send over 99% 
of our articles electronically.  For e-journal articles, we used to 
print them out first and then re-scan them into Odyssey & Ariel, but I 
have started converting them to a .tif file and then importing them 
directly into Odyssey or Ariel, or just emailing the .pdf.  Also, we no 
longer photocopy articles to fax, as we don't use our fax machine 
anymore.  Similarly, for photocopies of articles from microfilm or 
microfiche, our library has a microform reader/printer that scans 
directly to a file.  We save the file to our flash drive, and then 
convert it to .tif and import it into Odyssey or Ariel or email.  This 
not only saves paper, but the file is better quality that what we were 
getting by printing.

We only use recycled paper in our printers.  We recycle all cardboard 
boxes (that can't be reused) and paper-filled Jiffy bags.  Also, we 
reuse almost all of the cardboard boxes that come in for our outgoing 
mail, virtually eliminating the need to purchase new cardboard boxes for 
shipping.  The bubble wrap Jiffy bags we reuse as packing material 
instead of popcorn.  But, we do have a trash bin that we use to collect 
incoming popcorn to reuse--we never throw that stuff away.  And, we save 
all rubber bands that come in to reuse--I can't remember a time when we 
have had to purchase rubber bands!

For years our library & university have had a very extensive recycling 
program, so all unused paper, cardboard, aluminum cans and plastic 
bottles get recycled by the university.

I am looking forward to reading your article to see how others are 
incorporating green practices into ILL.

Kathy
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Kathy Britt
ILL Lending Coordinator
Emory University Woodruff Library



Chris Sweet wrote:
> Hello, I am working on an article that has a section on "green"
> practices in interlibrary loan.  I am looking at things like re-using
> packaging, cutting down on amount of paper used, recycling, etc.
>
> Anyone have ideas that they'd be willing to share about how you've cut
> down on waste and moved towards more sustainable practices in your ILL
> departments?
>
> Thanks in advance!
> Chris
>
> "To know what you prefer instead of humbly saying Amen
>  to what the world tells you you ought to prefer, is to have kept your
> soul alive."
> -Robert Louis Stevenson
>
> Chris Sweet
>
> Information Services Librarian
> Heartland Community College Library
> 1500 W. Raab Rd.
> Normal, IL 61761
>
> Phone: (309) 268-8277
> Fax: (309) 268-7989
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