[OPLINLIST] To clarify -- Attention ILL Types!

[Gerry Vogel]

Thank you everyone for your responses to date.

My proposal only applies if you are currently an OCLC Resource Sharing
member or you are planning on joining.

This would work entirely through OCLC's existing setup, just adding
another group to join.

This is not MORE and has nothing to do with it.

However, lots of libraries who do not use MORE are using US Cargo (as
we are) because it is far more cost effective for shipping materials
around in state than USPS.  OhioLINK uses US Cargo.  If you don't have
it, and mail more than a dozen packages a week to other libraries, you
should consider it.



On Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 10:45 AM, Gerry Vogel<gvogel at avonlake.lib.oh.us> wrote:
> We have been using OCLC Resource Sharing for two years and like it a
> lot.  As an independent library, what we have in our building is what
> we have and this helps extend our collection.
>
> We are part of LVIS (Libraries Very Interested In Sharing) and so are
> many of you, which is nice because our reciprocal arrangement means no
> fees are charged.
>
> We are on US Cargo and so are many of you.  We need US Cargo for the
> same reason we are not part of a consortium -- we get books from
> nearby libraries dropped off here every day and its easier to send
> them back this way than doing it ourselves.
>
> Problem -- we can't afford to keep our obligations to LVIS anymore.
> We are getting killed by the postage sending stuff out of state AND
> returning stuff.  It's hard to justify to our public why we send stuff
> out of state for this purpose, but won't bring stuff in for them.
>
> In looking at our traffic for the past 18 months, 82% of our requests
> were satisfied in state.
>
> Therefore -- I have an idea many of you might be interested in, too.
>
> We create an OCLC union list group of:
>
> 1. Ohio libraries
> 2. who will not charge fees to loan or copy (within some reasonable
> limit) to each other
> 3. are on US Cargo
>
> If you want to loan AV (or not), make that your decision and make it
> clear in your policy.
>
> If you want to remain in LVIS, you can!  Just consider being part of
> this group, too.
>
> It won't cost you anything extra, it will only benefit your patrons
> and simplify your staff workflow.
>
> Please email me directly if you want in.
>
>
> --
> Gerry Vogel, MLIS
> Assistant Director, Avon Lake Public Library
> 32649 Electric Blvd. Avon Lake OH 44012 www.alpl.org
> tel: 440-933-8128 x239 fax: 440-933-6406 cell: 440-258-8925
>
> *any opinions expressed are my own and not (necessarily, or yet) those of ALPL*
>
> Blog with us at avonlake.wordpress.com
>



-- 
Gerry Vogel, MLIS
Assistant Director, Avon Lake Public Library
32649 Electric Blvd. Avon Lake OH 44012 www.alpl.org
tel: 440-933-8128 x239 fax: 440-933-6406 cell: 440-258-8925

*any opinions expressed are my own and not (necessarily, or yet) those of ALPL*

Blog with us at avonlake.wordpress.com