[ILL-L] WorldCat Direct

[Janet Stewart]

We received a Better World books for an ILL request

 

As it was explained to me we had the option of purchasing or returning

This was also an option for the patron-So we lent to the patron
indicating that if they wanted to purchase themselves the instructions
for credit card ordering were included.

We did ask them to let us know if they decided to purchase.

 

They did not want to purchase and returned to our library by the due
date and we returned to better world with all accompanying paperwork

 

One of the odd things about the request though was it was mailed to the
patron name at our library-not to Interlibrary Loan

Fortunately our mail staff asked a number of us if we were aware of the
person mentioned and the name sounded familiar to me and sure enough it
showed up in my Illiad files.

Otherwise it could have gotten completely lost on the campus

 

Janet Stewart

Interlibrary Loan

UMass Boston

 

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[mailto:ill-l-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Coogan, Elizabeth
Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2008 11:12 AM
To: Interlibrary Loan Listserv
Subject: [ILL-L] WorldCat Direct

 

Hi all,

 

Is any on the list participating in OCLC's pilot program, WorldCat
Direct?  According to the literature we received with one of their
books, is integrates interlibrary loan and direct deliverly to library
patrons without the cost and staff time of traditional ILL.  Better
World Books, a social enterprise book supplier, is the supplier.
Alathough RBN is not part of the pilot project, we have requested and
received 3 books.  What I was curious about was did it work like ALIBRS
in that the institution bought the book for the patron or did the
library have the option of just borrowing it.  If I understand their
literature, you can do either one.  Better World Books provides a
prepaid mailing label, if all you want to do is borrow it.  BWB send the
book for 30 days no renewals and I assume(wrong of me I'm sure) that if
you keep it longer that 30 days, the book is your and you pay the price
quoted on the label on the inside front cover, but their literature
doesn't say that.  Their OCLC symbol is QUICK.

 

The Web site for more information is www.oclc.org/us/en/productworks/.

 

Does anyone have any more information?

 

Beth Coogan

Elizabeth C. Coogan

Sr. Library Assoc. Specialist/ILL

Brown University

Providence, RI 02912

401-863-2169

elizabeth_coogan at brown.edu

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