[ILL-L] BNY and NYP to merge

Thu May 29 09:14:13 EDT 2008

I want to thank everyone who commented on and off the list.

All great questions and things we will consider as we move forward.   I can
not offer any insight to the changes in policies yet, they have yet to go
before the Board or Trustees, but many folks pointed out very valid
concerns both internally and to the community.

Thanks again,

Matthew

Matthew Sheehy
Assistant Director
Reference and Research Services
The New York Public Library
Matthew_Sheehy at nypl.org    212-642-0103

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I thought NYP only had the no-loan restriction with its research libraries
( As in: The regulations of our Trustees do not permit the lending of print
material from the collections of The Research Libraries. )

As Jeanine noted- you'll need to decide if the combined ILL entity will be
an LVIS library or not.  That will affect your operations and your services
if you'll be charging other libraries for ILL.  Keep in mind that there are
libraries with a policy of "We charge what you charge". If you start
charging for loans or charge for photocopies -and are no longer and LVIS
library- expect to take on the extra burden of those charges or prepare
your customers and let them know the services they got for free with BKL as
a LVIS library will now come at a direct cost to them.

You're both Enter My Symbol Twice libraries- with NYP noted as only being
that for photocopies.

There are other considerations that come to mind:

      Does BKL and NYP have the same ILL management software?  If not,
      which software will you use?  If so- is it powerful enough to take on
      the extra incoming and outgoing requests?
      What relationships and reciprocal arrangements have the seperate ILL
      offices cultivated with other libraries?
      Also- there's a PR angle to the merger.  Granted, compared to us you
      all are a considerably larger operation but some of your clientele
      may have developed a personal relationship with ILL staff and
      vice-versa.  Material or monetary contributions may be affected by
      changes in or the cosolidation of the ILL offices resulting from the
      merger.
       Internal policies and procedures of the different offices may clash.

Heather Campbell
Special Services ~ Interlibrary Loan and Books By Mail
Jacksonville Public Library
Jacksonville, Florida 32202
ill at coj.net    904-630-2985

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Subject: Re: [ILL-L] BNY and NYP to merge

I'm curious how you will be handling your different ILL policies for these
two libraries.  BNY is LVIS, will loan books but not make photocopies.  NYP
charges for ILL, will make photocopies but will not loan books.  Seems like
the two would complement each other, but with all your holdings under one
symbol, how will we know if a book or photocopy is an option?  Just
something to think about, which I'm sure you already have.  Good luck with
your merger.
Jeanine

On Fri, May 23, 2008 at 5:26 PM, <Matthew_Sheehy at nypl.org> wrote:

  ***Please pardon the cross posting.***

  The New York Public Library is going through a transformative time.  We
  are
  closing the divide between the research libraries and the circulating
  libraries and becoming One NYPL.

  As part of the process of bringing together the library, we are merging
  our
  OCLC symbols sometime in the Spring of 2009.

  While you can imagine we have been brainstorming all the effects this
  will
  have, and have been working closely with our regional service providers,
  I
  am curious about how this will effect ILL.

  Any comments, concerns, and even encouragement <grin> at this point is
  welcome.

  We want to remain an asset to the library community and I am sure there
  are
  implications that I have not even begun to consider.  A formal
  announcement
  will be made down the road, but I value any input.

  Thank you,

  Matthew

  Matthew Sheehy
  Assistant Director
  Reference and Research Services
  The New York Public Library
  Matthew_Sheehy at nypl.org    212-642-0103

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