Scholar Rediscovers Interlibrary Loan Service
An article appeared on the website of the Chronicle of Higher Education last week written by a Fulbright scholar studying at University College Cork in Ireland. While conducting research, she discovered that European libraries and their American counterparts treat interlibrary loan (ILL) service very differently. ILL can sometimes be a costly service, especially to libraries with limited budgets. As the writer points out later in the article, many, if not the majority of academic libraries in the United States often subsidize the cost of ILL service while many international libraries pass the cost along to those requesting items.
ILL is often a scholar’s best friend as it provides access to materials worldwide, and expands a library’s local collection exponentially. ILL service is one of the aspects I appreciate most about my job as the Head of Access and Delivery Services as the users are often very appreciative of being able to access materials at other institutions that would not be available otherwise. The link below goes directly to the article! Enjoy!
http://chronicle.com/jobs/news/2007/03/2007031401c/careers.html
LibriVox
So you’ve seen all of the free e-book sites that are available and you’ve also visited audible.com to learn about their e-audio book subscription model. Maybe your disappointed with the NetLibrary’s e-audio book model. LibriVox is possibly the best of all of these, at least for works in the public domain. Even better, you can volunteer to “read” and become the voice behind one of the recordings! Talk about the ultimate in community particpation!
ILL-L Update
You may be visiting my site to learn more about the status of ILL-L. Right now the list is set to emergency moderation, and I am experimenting with a couple of different solutions. I am continuing to monitor the moderation queue for new messages. Earlier, a few message that I didn’t realize were repeats slipped out, but since making a change, things have quieted down. Our list host, Webjuction.org, is also working behind the scenes to resolve the issue but it’s still a mystery as to the true cause of the looped messages. Please comment on this post if you have any ideas or suggestions! Thanks for your patience!
March of the Librarians
Yes, it was bound to happen, and you’ve probably already seen this as it has been widely circulated via numerous blogs and listservs… Anyway please enjoy March of the Librarians, minus Morgan Freeman’s narration.
ALA Washington Office Now Podcasting
According to the most recent American Libraries Direct, the ALA Washington Office is now producing podcasts helping to keep the library community up-to-date on their activities and priorities. I think this is a great step toward more transparency with the ALA membership. There’s also a link to visit the ALA office virtually via Flickr! Make sure you have Quicktime installed!
District Dispatch - Post details: District Dispatch Podcast #1
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