Category Archives: ILL

OCLC Questions

Jonathan Rochkind at Bibliographic Wilderness weighs in on the OCLC issue, and ultimately asks a lot of significant questions that don’t have easy answers. We all need to be asking significant questions, not only of OCLC, SkyRiver, and III, but … Continue reading

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SkyRiver sues OCLC

SkyRiver, the new bibliographic records company created by Innovative Interfaces, Inc. (III) owner Jerry Kline, has filed suit against OCLC, alleging that they are “unlawfully monopolizing the markets for cataloging services, interlibrary lending, and bibliographic data.” SkyRiver has been joined … Continue reading

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I will gladly pay you Tuesday for a library today…

Another method of dealing with fiscal woes is beginning to impact library organizations. My former state of residence, Illinois, has always for years run several months behind in payments to state-funded organizations.  I know this from keeping an eye on … Continue reading

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OCLC Policies Directory Preview

OCLC is previewing their new Policies Directory site, which is set to go live on December 13th.  To try it out, point your browser to: https://policies-preview.oclc.org/ Authorization:  100028264 Password:  oclc Be sure to enter your OCLC Institution Symbol to view … Continue reading

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Choosing and Choices – Librarianship and Serials

A Look at Librarianship through the Lens of an Academic Library Serials Review is a post from In the Library with a Lead Pipe.  It is not only a great examination of the options available, with their assorted benefits and … Continue reading

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Waiving Fines

When does your library waive fines and fees?  How much do circumstance matter? How about this circumstance? I like that the book was about professional ethics. found via LISNews

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Elsevier’s Intermediate Print Copy ILL Policy

Kind of an interesting post on Open Access News over the weekend.  It seems that the license requirements for Elsevier’s electronic journals include printing a copy of the article, then scanning the article, before a library can provide that article … Continue reading

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Elsevier’s Intermediate Print Copy ILL Policy

Kind of an interesting post on Open Access News over the weekend.  It seems that the license requirements for Elsevier’s electronic journals include printing a copy of the article, then scanning the article, before a library can provide that article … Continue reading

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