"Interlibrary loan (abbreviated ILL, and sometimes called document delivery, document supply, interlending, interlibrary services, interloan, or resource sharing) is a service that enables patrons of one library to borrow physical materials and receive electronic documents that are held by another library."
Strategies for collaborating with other libraries or museums to share resources and provide access to a broader range of materials.
Interlibrary Loan: A system by which libraries lend materials to one another to ensure that library users have access to needed materials.
Resource Sharing Networks: Collaborative networks that allow libraries to share resources and services.
Collection Development: The process of building a collection of relevant materials in a library or museum.
Library Consortia: Collaborative partnerships between libraries that share resources and services.
Collection Analysis: The process of evaluating the current collection of a library or museum to identify gaps and areas that need improvement.
Resource Sharing Agreements: Formal agreements between libraries that establish the terms of resource sharing.
Electronic Resource Sharing: The sharing of electronic resources, such as e-books and digital collections, between libraries.
Inter-Institutional Resource Sharing: Collaboration between different types of libraries, such as public libraries and academic libraries.
Resource Sharing Policies: Guidelines developed by libraries to establish the rules and procedures for resource sharing.
Preservation and Conservation: Strategies for maintaining and preserving the physical condition of library and museum materials.
Access Services: The department within a library that manages resource sharing, interlibrary loan, and other services that provide access to materials.
Copyright and Intellectual Property Rights: Legal issues related to the use and sharing of library and museum materials.
Resource Sharing Technology: The tools and systems used to facilitate resource sharing, such as integrated library systems and discovery services.
Resource Sharing Best Practices: Guidelines and recommendations for efficient and effective resource sharing.
Marketing and Promotion: Strategies for promoting resource sharing services to library users and other institutions.
Interlibrary Loan (ILL): A service that allows libraries to borrow materials from other libraries for their patrons.
Consortia: A group of libraries or institutions that work together to pool their resources and share them among members.
Cooperative Collection Development: A collaborative effort among libraries to build collections that are complementary and consistent with one another.
Shared Cataloging: A cooperative effort among libraries to catalog their collections, ensuring that cataloging is done efficiently and effectively.
Digital Resource Sharing: Sharing of digital resources such as electronic journals, eBooks, and databases, among libraries.
Reciprocal Borrowing: A service that allows patrons of one library to borrow materials from another library.
Joint Purchasing: A collaborative effort among libraries to purchase materials, often resulting in cost savings.
Preservation Resource Sharing: Sharing of preservation resources such as conservation services, training, and equipment among libraries and museums.
Shared Storage: Storage space shared among libraries for less frequently used materials.
"The service expands library patrons' access to resources beyond their local library's holdings."
"Interlibrary loan (abbreviated ILL, and sometimes called document delivery, document supply, interlending, interlibrary services, interloan, or resource sharing)."
"Physical materials and electronic documents that are held by another library."
"Serving as 'an integral element of collection development' for libraries."
"(sometimes called document delivery)"
"(sometimes called interlending)"
"The service expands library patrons' access to resources beyond their local library's holdings."
"(sometimes called interloan)"
"(sometimes called resource sharing)"
"Interlibrary loan (abbreviated ILL) ... serving as 'an integral element of collection development' for libraries."
"The service expands library patrons' access to resources beyond their local library's holdings."
"Receive electronic documents that are held by another library."
"Serving as 'an integral element of collection development' for libraries."
"Interlibrary loan (abbreviated ILL)."
"(sometimes called document supply)"
"(sometimes called interlending)"
"(sometimes called interlibrary services)"
"(sometimes called interloan)"
"(sometimes called resource sharing)"