[ILL-L] BOOK CHAPTERS

[Andrea Craley]

October 28, 2009
 
Hi there,
 
Our situation is very similar to what Melissa Jackson posts and I agree. We'll send the book rather than make copy of chapters, due to our equipment and limited staff. Two of us do ILL here - I do borrowing and a colleague does lending. We have no student workers in ILL. Both myself and my colleague wear several other hats in addition to ILL, as I know many staff do in other libraries.
 
I agree with using the borrowing notes field - if you specifically do not want the book lent, put it in the borrowing notes field. Then we'll say "NO" and let it go on to another holding. Otherwise, we'll send the whole book due to time and equipment restraints.
 
Just my two cents as well.
Andie Craley
Harford Community College Library ILL (HAR)
 
 
 
Andie Craley, MS/ILS
Library Technician - Specialist IV
Government Documents
Interlibrary Loan Borrowing Contact
Harford Community College Library
401 Thomas Run Road
Bel Air, MD 21015-1698
NEW PHONE:  (443)-412-2042
NEW FAX:  (443)-412-2137
EMAIL:  acraley at harford.edu 


>>> "Melissa Jackson" <Melissa.Jackson at armstrong.edu> 10/28/2009 1:56 PM >>>
One other reason for lending the book that I haven't seen mentioned here is gutters.  If they are very tight or narrow, we'll send the book because we can't get a good photocopy or scan.  Perhaps the borrowing library has better copying equipment than we do, or their patron might be willing to take notes from it.  This way they get what they need, and we get credit for the lend.  I thought it was a win-win situation.

Normally we do try to send the chapter, since it is cheaper than sending the book and arrives faster.  But if borrowers would prefer we not send the book for long chapters or tight gutters, then speak up in the borrowing notes or the publisher field.  In those cases we'll say "NO" and send it on.

Just my two cents. 

Melissa Jackson
ILL Librarian


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From: "Breedlove, W Stephen" <breedlov at lasalle.edu>
To:"ill-l at webjunction.org" <ill-l at webjunction.org>
Date: 10/28/2009 12:25 PM
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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