Interlibrary loan volume for fiscal year 2018 is stable, and there is some good news to report.
Resource Sharing & Delivery News
Our Referral Processing unit had an increase of almost 2% in items handled from the previous year.
The top ten most requested titles on OCLC for August has been released. Happy reading!
A new supply of delivery tubs has been received. Check in with Fred if you need some for your library.
Have you noticed that patrons don't pick up their interlibrary loan materials? Texas A&M staff investigated the reasons why. Minitex would like to learn more about why patrons may not be viewing items they request that are delivered via MEDD.
If the St. Paul City Council adopts their mayor's proposal, St. Paul Public Library will stop charging late fines as of January 2019.
OCLC recently released statistics for fiscal year 2018, and once again Minitex is the top lender for filled requests on the OCLC WorldShare ILL System!
Information technology experts from across the library field shared trends that will impact the profession at this year’s annual conference in New Orleans.
Ever wonder what to do when you receive the incorrect item for your patron's ILL request? Here are some general guidelines of how Minitex handles this issue.

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