[ILL-L] Lending New Materials

[Gerrit van Dyk]

We have bumped into a lot of problems trying to borrow really new materials, particularly popular literature. We considered a variety of options (even eReaders like Kindle for ILL) to try to fulfill these types of requests. We decided to try Better World Books (OCLC symbol QUICK) for new/popular literature that either has a long request list or is too new to borrow. Anyone else trying this that would like to share the pluses and minuses?

Gerrit

Gerrit van Dyk
Manager, Interlibrary Loan
Brigham Young University
(801) 422-3624

From: ill-l-bounces at webjunction.org [mailto:ill-l-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Camenga, John
Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2009 9:53 AM
To: Interlibrary Loan Listserv
Subject: RE: [ILL-L] Lending New Materials

I'll usually lend something that's new IF it's on the shelf.  May seem obvious but most requests for new materials we get are for items that have long, long (did i say "long"?) request lists (90%) and i can just say "in use, on loan" or as i prefer "are you kidding?".
oh, yes; please add "Midnight" to the above category joining Mack at the Shack and Girl Meets Vampire

OCLC seems to be back in action

John F. Camenga
Interlibrary Loan/Periodicals Librarian
Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County
 310 North Tryon Street
 Charlotte, NC 28202
 V. 704-416-0101/F. 704-416-0130
 jcamenga at plcmc.org<mailto:jcamenga at plcmc.org>
PLCMC... Expanding minds. Empowering individuals. Enriching our community
 "Never look at the trombones. You'll only encourage them"....Richard Strauss

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From: ill-l-bounces at webjunction.org on behalf of Campbell, Heather
Sent: Tue 2/3/2009 11:12 AM
To: Interlibrary Loan Listserv
Subject: RE: [ILL-L] Lending New Materials
We're a public library.  We don't lend or borrow anything that's published in the present calendar year- nope, no exceptions.  This means, of course, that we are getting oodles and oodles of requests now because it's early in the year and all 2008 books are fair game.  And- in the days before deflection- we received requests for books that weren't going to be published for months yet. I wish there was a way for those books NOT to appear in WorldCat until after they're published.


Heather Campbell
Special Services ~ Interlibrary Loan and Books By Mail
Jacksonville Public Library (OCLC:JPL)                    303 North Laura Street
Jacksonville, Florida 32202
heatherc at coj.net<mailto:heatherc at coj.net>  904-630-7017  VM:904-630-2985


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From: ill-l-bounces at webjunction.org [mailto:ill-l-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Sean Crowley
Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2009 10:48 AM
To: ill-l at webjunction.org
Subject: [ILL-L] Lending New Materials
Hello All,

I am new to the world of ILL and would like to know what your policies are regarding the lending of newly acquired materials. Do you lend new materials? What do you consider new?  Will you lend something considered new if you are the borrowers last chance?

Thanks in advance for your replies.

Best,

Sean

L. Sean Crowley
ILL Coordinator
Martha S. Grafton Library
Mary Baldwin College
540-887-7317
lcrowley at mbc.edu<mailto:lcrowley at mbc.edu>

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