[ILL-L] BOOK CHAPTERS

[Sara Fitzpatrick]

I know we have inadvertently sent a book from time to time when the
borrowing request was for a book chapter. We do prefer to copy and send the
requested chapter but if things get really busy and/or folks who are not
familiar with ILL pitch in to help, a book may get shuttled in to the "loan"
pile and get shipped accidentally.

Sara Fitzpatrick
Interlibrary Loan
Webster University Library
Eden-Webster Library System (ELW)
Phone 314-246-7807
Fax 314-968-7113
ill at webster.edu
 



-----Original Message-----
From: ill-l-bounces at webjunction.org [mailto:ill-l-bounces at webjunction.org]
On Behalf Of Breedlove, W Stephen
Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 11:20 AM
To: ill-l at webjunction.org
Subject: [ILL-L] BOOK CHAPTERS


This issue may have been discussed on this list before.  But here goes:

For the life of me, I cannot understand why a library that receives a
request for a book chapter will send the book rather than scan the chapter
and send the article through Ariel or Odyssey or email.  This morning, we
received a book from which we requested a ten or so page chapter.  The
supplying library paid UPS fees to send the book to us and we will in turn
have to pay UPS fees to send it back to them after we copy the chapter.  By
sending the book rather than copying the chapter, the book could get lost or
damaged in transit.  Plus, supplies such as shippers and tape are needlessly
used.  

I could understand this if a library had no staff to copy or was "swamped,"
but it seems to me even in these cases they could just say NO and let the
request go on to the next library who might copy the chapter.

Currently, we are operating on a restrictive budget as far as postage and
UPS expenses--and supplies--are concerned.  We are using every angle
possible to keep expenses to a minimum.  We always copy a chapter rather
than send the book, unless the chapter is very, very long.  Copying a
chapter is not violating copyright as far as I know.

Thoughts?

W. Stephen Breedlove
Reference and Interlibrary Loan Librarian
La Salle University Library
breedlov at lasalle.edu
215-951-1862


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