[ILL-L] ILL for format preference?

[Document Delivery]

We don't like to, but if we tell a patron we have it in e-format, and they say they need it in print, we request it in print. Kind of defeats the purpose, though,

Edward Helmrich
ILL Office
Ryan Library
Iona College VXI
914-633-2352 
docdelivery at iona.edu
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From: ill-l-bounces at webjunction.org [mailto:ill-l-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Nora Allred
Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2008 9:15 AM
To: Interlibrary Loan Listserv
Subject: [ILL-L] ILL for format preference?

Hi All,

In the past we have requested print copies of books that we have access to in electronic format as a courtesy to our patrons who prefer the print copy.  This has happened infrequently.  But as our subscriptions to e-books grow I can see an increase in such requests.  

Do any of you request material you already own based on format preference?  Do you have a stated policy for or against such a practice?  

TIA for your comments/thoughts.

Nora

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Nora Allred
Head of Access Services
J. R. Van Pelt & Opie Library
Michigan Technological University
1400 Townsend Drive
Houghton, MI 49931
906/487-3208
nsallred at mtu.edu


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