Interlibrary Loan
Minitex News articles tagged with "Interlibrary Loan" (96):
Interlibrary Loan Titles of the Week, July 22-28
I was a bit surprised to see this comical cover facing me when I entered our East Bank office the other day. Most of what we retrieve from the University of Minnesota's Math Library is rather dry, but every once in a while our science and math books show some humor.
Interlibrary Loan Titles of the Week, July 15-21
My first thought on seeing the cover of "Cinnamon and Gunpowder" was that it might be about the French Revolution because of the clothing styles, and one character being a chef. I was close on the date at least!
Interlibrary Loan Titles of the Week, July 8-14
“I have lived with several Zen masters -- all of them cats.” ― Eckhart Tolle. I am familiar with this quote, so when I first saw The Dalai Lama's Cat and the Power of Meow, I was not sure if it was philosophy or fiction.
Interlibrary Loan Titles Of The Week, June 23-30
Based on its awesome cover, I would never have guessed what Return of the Giant Sock Monsters from Outer Space is about. Sci-fi movie? Guess again!
Webinar: Unlocking the Interlibrary Loan Code for the United States
Do you process interlibrary loan requests? Or oversee staff that do? If so, this free webinar is for you!
Interlibrary loan and delivery statistics - noting a nationwide trend
At the Minitex Interlibrary Loan Conference on May 10th, Lee Rainie from the Pew Research Center touched on a statistic that caught my interest. Across the nation, requests for physical items in public and academic libraries have had a steady decrease over the past 4 years. Rainie also noted that those numbers are beginning to level out.
Providing students with the resources they need: a collaboration between interlibrary loan and reserves
Whether interlibrary loan (ILL) should include textbooks in the scope of their borrowing and lending policies has been an issue for many years.In the past, the University of Minnesota Twin Cities ILL Borrowing office cancelled requests for textbooks. In effect, our office spent years intentionally denying service to our users. While we were busy cancelling textbook requests manually, patrons were borrowing them anyway through our direct request programs. Both the workflow of ILL and our users’ needs were pointing toward a much-needed change.
Interlibrary loan and digital equipment
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.
Are you reading OCLC Next?
OCLC Next is a new blog on "the work being done by and for libraries all over the world." Check it out.
25 years of Minitex Interlibrary Loan Conferences
Do you have some interesting photos or ILL-related items to share for the 25th Minitex Interlibrary Loan Conference?