Minitex serves as an intermediary between lenders and borrowers, so we rely on the lender to inform us their item is overdue. Information on notifications can be sent to mtx-over@umn.edu.
Resource Sharing & Delivery News
For library staff, OCLC's decision not to retire FirstSearch was welcome news. For more information on this development, check out the recent post in OCLC Next.
In December 2015, OCLC's Interlibrary Loan Fee Management (IFM) changed so that fees are charged when updated to 'shipped' by the lender instead of 'received' by the borrower. A refund process is expected to be released in June 2016. Today, Tony Melvyn, OCLC Product Manager, shared some helpful information to ensure the process works smoothly.
Fred Finch provides an update on Minitex Delivery after Kathy Drozd's retirement.
David Zopfi-Jordan, librarian at the University of Minnesota Law Library, recently wrote an article published in the Journal of Interlibrary Loan, Document Delivery & Electronic Reserve entitled, "Interlibrary Loan Options with Digital Equipment." It offers practical ideas and solutions for library staff using digital equipment for interlibrary loan.
OCLC Next is a new blog on "the work being done by and for libraries all over the world." Check it out.
Do you have some interesting photos or ILL-related items to share for the 25th Minitex Interlibrary Loan Conference?
Agnes Lee shares some of the changes she has observed over her years working in Resource Sharing.
Take a closer look at the one of the libraries where Minitex requests are filled.
Jennifer Shaw, Kathryn Hearn, and Amber Baune recently began working in our Referral Processing area in Resource Sharing.
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