[ILL-L] BOOK CHAPTERS

[Jacobs, Tom]

I have had many libraries condition me that they charge for copies, and
will send us the book for free. I do think this is odd but at least they
let me have the choice.

Tom


Thomas A. Jacobs
Collection Management Librarian
Denver Seminary
6399 South Santa Fe Drive 
Littleton, CO USA 80120 
303-762-6956 direct
303-762-6950 fax


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[mailto:ill-l-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Breedlove, W Stephen
Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 10:20 AM
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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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