[ILL-L] Borrowing vs Lending

[SHORT Rachael]

Maybe this is crazy, but...

Would it be possible for libraries that are having a tough time with
mailing costs, particularly those who are net lenders, to have a place
to post their symbol to let others know? Maybe within Share-ILL? 

That way those of us who maintain custom holdings could slide those
symbols into a group further down the path. We net borrowers don't want
to exhaust the resources of those generous lenders. Reciprocity is not
just the backbone, it's the whole body!

-Rachael @ ORX

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From: ill-l-bounces at webjunction.org
[mailto:ill-l-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Willa Reister
Sent: Friday, June 05, 2009 7:19 AM
To: Interlibrary Loan Listserv
Subject: Re: [ILL-L] Borrowing vs Lending


We too are net lenders and we too are feeling the pinch.  Something
tells me 
things are going to get worse.
We need to spread the work load.  If our policies included information
about 
what percent of our holdings are in the database and the number of Ills
we 
filled in the last year, lenders could make better choices about where
to 
find lending partners.  Libraries that borrow and do not lend would come

around. The backbone of ILL is reciprocity.  
Willa Reister 

--
Interlibrary Loan
Knox County Public Library System
500 W Church
Knoxville, TN 37902

865-215-8746
Fax to 865-215-8708

---------- Original Message -----------
From: Avery Hicks <ahicks at wrl.org>
To: ill-l at webjunction.org
Sent: Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:19:27 -0400
Subject: Re: [ILL-L] Borrowing vs Lending

> I doubt there are many libraries who have their loaning and
> borrowing  stats balanced. It all depends on the library's 
> collection. We've  always been a net lender with our loan stats way 
> higher than our  borrowing stats. This has always been a desirable 
> state of affairs, as  it reflects good collection development *and* 
> we get OCLC credit for  being a net lender.
> 
> However, lately we have been told we have to make some drastic cuts
> in  our ILL postage costs, this means we are having to look at ways 
> to  reduce lending since that's where most of the money's going. :(
> 
> A couple of things we have started doing are reducing UPS shipping
> and  going nonsupplier when we've reached a preset loan postage 
> limit for  the month. In May, we had to go nonsupplier sooner than I 
> would have  hoped. I don't like having to do this, but the 
> alternatives are less  appealing-- limiting who can borrow from us 
> by geography or type of  library, for example, or restricting 
> formats that we can lend.
> 
> Quoting FFenske at cob.org:
> 
> >
> > Our library, as probably all libraries, is in a budget crunch, and 
> > has to cut a substantial amt of money from the budget. The powers 
> > that be are looking at my ILL lending stats that have grown
over
> > the last four years.
> > The borrowing stats stay about the same due to the fact that we pass

> > on
the
> > postage, lending and photocopy fees to the patron.
> > One comment made to me was that ILL lending and borrowing  stats 
> > need to
be
> > the same, not one larger than the other.
> >
> > Have any of you heard the same comment?
> > If your lending or borrowing is more than the other, have you had to

> > make cuts? If yes, where and what was cut? I'm trying to save as 
> > much of my ILL lending and possibly half of my job. Any ideas are 
> > welcome.
> >
> > Please reply off list,
> >
> > Fay Fenske
> > Interlibrary Loans
> > Bellingham Public Library
> > 210 Central Ave
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> > Bellingham WA  98227-9710
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> Avery Hicks
> Reference Librarian
> Williamsburg Regional Library
> 7770 Croaker Road
> Williamsburg, VA 23188-7064
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