Follow these key tips and best practices for submitting and responding to renewal requests to ensure timely renewals for your patrons.
Resource Sharing & Delivery News
We are excited to introduce Darrin Rosenthal who joined Minitex earlier this month by way of, well, a few places. Read the Q&A to find out more about Darrin!
Controlled Digital Lending (CDL) allows libraries to replicate the right to lend their legally acquired items in a digital format to patrons under “controlled” conditions, meaning a library can lend only the number of copies of a specific title that it owns and that controls are implemented to prevent copying or distribution of the work. The comment period closes April 21.
OCLC recently released its Top 10 circulating books for February 2024. See below to find out which titles made the list.
OCLC recently announced their Top 25 ILL-circulated books for 2023. See any you missed?
Why routing paperwork is so important for interlibrary loan items (and all the other important numbers we need if paperwork goes missing).
In November, the MEDD service will be changing to Article Exchange links - emailed directly to patrons.
Join the ALA RUSA Stars Codes, Guidelines, and Technical Standards Committee for a free webinar on the newly revised Interlibrary Loan Code for the Unites States with Explanatory Text.
In this article from Minitex Resource Sharing, Agnes Lee shares some helpful tips and reminders for improving your interlibrary loan results. She's also looking for some input on the best way to manage lost items for lenders as well as borrowers. If you're interested, send her an email or drop her line!
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