The purpose of this volume is to provide interlibrary loan practitioners around the world with enough basic information about best practices, principles, and issues related to interlibrary loan, consortial borrowing and lending, document delivery, and resource sharing in the twenty-first century. This work will augment existing country-specific literature and serve as a source or building-block for those countries or regions that may not already have an adequate body of literature in this field.

A must-have for librarians and their staffs working at all levels—from beginner to expert Interlibrary Loan and Document Delivery is a how-to guide to organizing an interlibrary loan department, providing extensive content on copyright law, ILL management systems, and human resources. This comprehensive book includes an introduction to ILL operations, governing policies, up-to-date information on borrowing and lending, and considerations for medicals libraries and distance learning. It also includes an extensive listing of resources relevant to today's ILL that serves as a handy desk reference when problem solving and investigating ways to improve service delivery. Interlibrary Loan and Document Delivery also serves as a practical handbook on today's ILL department that works as a learning tool and as a professional reference. This no-nonsense book provides the practical information you need to deal with day-to-day ILL operations, including copyright law (with specific examples); the use of OCLC ILLiad, an ILL request management software program; personnel issues (hiring, motivating, training, etc.); fair use; photocopy services; resource sharing; and sample daily timelines for borrowing and lending. The invaluable list of resources is organized into sections such as background information, borrowing (verification), laws and regulations, and technology (databases, ILL management systems, software, and standards). Interlibrary Loan and Document Delivery is your guide to: department organization service expectations consortia and library networks locating bibliographic records and potential suppliers receiving and processing materials international lending considerations electronic resource licensing reciprocal agreements budgets and much more! Interlibrary Loan and Document Delivery also includes appendices of national, state and local loan codes, and customized ILL request management system e-mail and print templates. This book is an essential resource for librarians and their staffs working at all levels—from beginner to expert.

Guidance on how to do ILL efficiently and effectively, with advice on being a considerate borrower and lender.

Budget constraints challenge collection development in unprecedented ways. Collection development has increasingly become a cooperative effort among libraries in geographic proximity. When their own library doesn’t have certain books or journals, users turn to interlibrary loan to obtain the resources they need. However, many library science degree programs don't cover interlibrary loan. Resource Sharing Today is a practical guide to resource sharing starting with the library across town and ending with libraries on the other side of the globe. Chapters cover everything from the ALA’s interlibrary loan form to successful innovations such as Virginia Tech’s ILLiad to New York’s IDS (Information Delivery Service). Appendices include regional, state, national, and international ILL codes, ALA and IFLA forms, open access agreements, and purchase on demand plans.

Resource guide for all levels of interlibrary loan and document delivery staff for all library types.

1- Introduction. 2- A Point of Embarkation: "What's Past Is Prologue". 3- Cooperative Relationships: "We Band of Brothers". 4- Reciprocal Agreements: "He That Runs May Read". 5- Interlending: "Friends Share All Things". 6- Commercial Document Suppliers: " For All We Take We Must Pay, But the Price Is Cruel High". 7- Approaches to Documents Delivery: Deliberate Speed, Majestic Instancy". 8- Making Decisions for Access: "A Mighty Maze! But Not without a Plan". 9- Shaping Our Future: "Such Stuff As Dreams Are Made On". Appendix. Bibliography. Index.

Based upon the policies and procedures of the interlibrary loan department at Rice University in Houston, Texas, this handy desk reference provides a case study of an actual ILL department as well as insightful suggestions for organizing and operating a modern ILL department. There are ample additional resources in the book's annotated bibliography for further exploration of particular topics. Inside you'll find the latest, most up-to-date treatment of interlibrary loan available. You'll also get a patron's perspective on ILLwhat users want and expect from ILL services: extensive lists of resources, updated information on copyright law, and easy-to-understand flow charts of the ILL process.