[ILL-L] ILL for format preference?

[Lester, Pat - HPL]

We will borrow different formats for titles that we own.  For example, if we
own a title in print, but the customer wants an audiobook.  Or, we will
request a large print edition if we only own the regular print and vice
versa.  Yes, we will request a print copy if we only have the title
available as an E-book.

Pat Lester
Manager, ILL
Houston Public Library
500 McKinney
Houston, TX 77002

-----Original Message-----
From: Nora Allred [mailto:nsallred at mtu.edu] 
Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2008 8:15 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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