[ILL-L] Re: ILL Faux Pas

[Addleman, Kelly L.]

I have done it a couple of times (shh, don't tell!). In our case, the
"double demand" is usually due to the book being required reading for a
class, and students are trying to avoid buying yet another book. I can't
say that I blame them for trying to be frugal, but neither can I really
go and send 10 requests for the same book just because our copy of House
of the Seven Gables was already snapped up (we had this Hawthorne class
last fall...). So our policy is that we don't request books that we own,
and if you need a book that's checked out, you can place a hold on it
and hope for the best. We don't purchase duplicate copies of books.

 

As I said, in truly exceptional cases, we might consider bending the
rule, but most of the time we simply feel that books are an expense that
students need to plan for in their school budgets. If it's something
that is needed for a research project, I take that into consideration,
but 90% of the time students just don't want to buy a required text.

 

Kelly Addleman, MLS

Public Services/ILL Librarian

Reeves Memorial Library

Seton Hill University

Greensburg, PA  15601

(724) 830-1174

addleman at setonhill.edu <mailto:addleman at setonhill.edu> 

http://www.setonhill.edu <http://www.setonhill.edu>  

 

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On Behalf Of Klump, Holly

Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2008 9:26 AM

To: Interlibrary Loan Listserv

Subject: [ILL-L] ILL Faux Pas

 

Say I have a patron who needs a book.  We own it but right now it is
checked

out.  Its on hold, but she needs it before its due back.  (Of course.)  

 

 

Why is it an ILL Faux Pas to ILL it?  Or is it not really a huge deal?
I

hate to tell her sorry, you'll have to go buy it.

 

 

Thanks!

 

 

Holly Klump

ILL Coordinator 

 

Regina Library

Rivier College

603.897.8255

 

 

 

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