[ILL-L] Green interlibrary loan practices?

[Kathy Britt]

We don't have very many with that restriction.  If the license says 
that, though, then we print first and then scan.  I have heard some 
people say that the way we convert to .tif is to "print" to the MS 
Document Image Writer, so that fulfills the requirement to print, even 
though we don't actually print to paper.  IMHO, this is a semantical 
argument.  I have not run this theory by our legal department, so I'm 
playing it safe for now and actually printing these articles out first.

Kathy

Harshbarger, Amy L wrote:
> 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
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>  
> "Smiling never hurts anyone"   :)
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> -----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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