[ILL-L] Question on reciprocal charging policies

[Karen Williams]

Recently, I've come across several lending policies that state "We charge what you charge" but then go on to say "If you charge us, we charge x amount" ("X amount" is almost always $10.00 or more.) Since my library only charges $5.00 to non-consortial/non RA libraries, I can never figure out what we are going to be charged. It makes it very difficult to place these libraries in my custom holdings groups. Should I simply assume that we will be charged the stated amount, even though we charge less?

Karen Williams
Interlibrary loan Librarian
Auburn University at Montgomery (AAM)
Montgomery, AL
(334) 244-3445

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