[ILL-L] RE: Textbooks and ILL

[Campbell, Heather]

I talked this over with my Borrowing staff. We print out a slip of paper
(to attach the paperwork that comes with books to) for each item we
process.  If we don't have a slip for a book, we know it's because it's
a Direct Request book.  She says she doesn't print out many of these;
she estimates that between 5-7% of our books are Direct Request.  I've
noticed that about 5-10 requests a day pop into the Awaiting
Cancellation queue that could have gone through by Direct Request.  They
had valid OCLC numbers or ISBNs and had sufficient libraries for custom
holdings.
 

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  904-630-7017  VM:904-630-2985

 

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[mailto:ill-l-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Eileen Lutzow
Sent: Monday, February 16, 2009 11:15 AM
To: 'Interlibrary Loan Listserv'
Subject: [ILL-L] RE: Textbooks and ILL



I'm curious as to how much of this type of request, and those for
popular fiction etc., is related to the increased use of Direct Request
and other forms of patron-initiated/non-library-mediated ILL?  Does
anyone have a feel for how many of these requests are placed by ILL
staff for their patrons, and how many are placed directly by the patron?

 

Eileen Lutzow

Charleston Southern University

elutzow at csuniv.edu

 

 

 

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[mailto:ill-l-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Kathryn Baum
Sent: Friday, February 13, 2009 2:26 PM
To: ill-l at webjunction.org
Subject: [ILL-L] Textbooks and ILL

 

Hello all,

 

We are noticing an uptick in the number of ILL requests for textbooks
this semester. We are sympathetic to the economic crunch of the
students, but worry that ILL is not the best solution, and dread the
inevitable due dates of these materials mid-semester.  Does anyone have
policies re: ILL of textbooks that they could share?  We have long had a
policy of not purchasing classroom textbooks for the library collection,
and are now realizing that we need to extend that policy to Interlibrary
Loan.  The primary concern is enforcing this policy, especially given
the broad array of material that shows up on syllabi and reading lists.
Any advice is appreciated. 

 

Many Thanks!

 

Kathryn Baum

Interlibrary Services Coordinator and 

Public Services Assistant

Wyndham Robertson Library

Hollins University

Roanoke, Virginia

540.362.6239

 

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