[ILL-L] Unfilled stats

[Bell.Jacobsen at state.sd.us]

I agree with you, Jeanine, that this is probably a training issue.  I
wonder if some libraries have in-depth procedures on how to verify
serial/annual information for journals, proceedings etc ... or has
someone written an article about this topic?  The procedure would be
helpful in this environment where library people are retiring and being
replaced by first time ILL librarians and sometimes one person run
libraries.

 

Bellen M Jacobsen 
South Dakota State Library 
800 Governors Drive 
Pierre SD 57501-2294 
605-773-5068 
1-800-423-6665 (in SD only) 
605-773-4950 (Fax) 
bell.jacobsen at state.sd.us 

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From: ill-l-bounces at webjunction.org
[mailto:ill-l-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Jeanine Weber
Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 1:23 PM
To: Interlibrary Loan Listserv
Subject: Re: [ILL-L] Unfilled stats

 

I don't have an actual number, but the majority of our Unfilleds are
requests that were deflected, thus we never see them.  Yes, sometimes
other libraries just don't check our holdings for serials.  Our holdings
are right there, you may have to click on it if the statement is too
long for all to show.  I don't know if that's a training issue or a lazy
issue or what.  

 

Also, our ejournal titles show in OCLC, but not our holdings.  If you
click on our library name, you won't find a match in our catalog because
you have to search it as a periodical.  I understand if libraries try us
any way, just in case we have it, but when its for journals from the
1980s or older, chances are it's not available online.  I think this is
one of the main issues with ILL and more libraries having their journals
online and licensing agreements to do ILL.

 

My two cents worth,

Jeanine

On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 1:55 PM, Merle J. Slyhoff
<mslyhoff at law.upenn.edu> wrote:

I compiled my year-end ILL stats and found a disturbing figure.

 

Out of curiosity we tracked the number of unfilled requests sent to us
(we were unable to fill for other libraries) by our own set of "Reasons
for No."  Almost half of the items we didn't fill for other libraries
were for one of the following reasons:

 

        They didn't have IFM

They asked for volumes/issues we didn't own

 

In the case of the first category, it was obvious that they didn't check
our policies.  For the last category they didn't click on our link to
our catalog to see what we hold.

 

Does anyone else find this to be true for their unfilled loan requests?

 

Merle

 

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Document Delivery Services Librarian     E: mslyhoff at law.upenn.edu

Biddle Law Library

University of Pennsylvania 

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Philadelphia, PA 19104-3406


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