Interlibrary Loan Services

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Enables users to borrow materials from other libraries in exchange for materials from their own library.

Introduction to Interlibrary Loan Services: Provides an overview of the Interlibrary Loan Services and their importance in library and museum studies.
Interlibrary Loan Policies: Explains the policies and procedures followed by libraries and museums in providing Interlibrary Loan Services.
Interlibrary Loan Requests: Discusses the process of Interlibrary Loan request creation and submission.
Copyright and Intellectual Property: Explores the issues related to copyright and intellectual property laws when dealing with Interlibrary Loan Services.
ILLiad Software: Reviews the features and benefits of the ILLiad software, which is widely used in Interlibrary Loan Services.
Cooperative Borrowing and Lending: Discusses the benefits and challenges of cooperative borrowing and lending among libraries and museums.
Resource Sharing Networks: Examines the role of resource sharing networks in Interlibrary Loan Services, including OCLC and Worldcat.
Copyright Clearance Center (CCC): Explains the role of the CCC in providing licenses for the use of copyrighted materials in Interlibrary Loan Services.
Collection Development Policy: Discusses the importance of developing and implementing a collection development policy in the context of Interlibrary Loan Services.
User Education and Support: Explores the importance of user education and support in promoting effective use of Interlibrary Loan Services.
Electronic Delivery Options: Discusses the various electronic delivery options available for Interlibrary Loan Services, such as email, PDF or fax.
Digital Preservation: Reviews the importance of digital preservation in the context of Interlibrary Loan Services, including the importance of metadata.
Resource Sharing Code of Practice: Examines the role of the Resource Sharing Code of Practice and its impact on Interlibrary Loan Services.
Interlibrary Loan and Document Delivery Metrics: Explores the various metrics used to measure the effectiveness of Interlibrary Loan and Document Delivery Services.
IFLA Interlibrary Loan Guidelines: Reviews the IFLA Interlibrary Loan Guidelines and their importance in promoting best practices in Interlibrary Loan Services.
Standard Interlibrary Loan Service: This service involves the borrowing of library materials from one library system to another from different locations as required by the patrons.
Document Delivery Service: This service involves the delivery of copies or electronic versions of materials, papers, and documents among libraries, or sometimes between libraries and the patrons.
Consortial Borrowing: This service allows a group of libraries to share their resources to support interlibrary loan services among themselves.
RapidILL: This service is a world-class library resource sharing system that can provide rapid turnaround time for interlibrary loan requests, sometimes within 24 hours of the request being made.
Clio: This service is an online interlibrary loan management system that enables a library to manage interlibrary loan requests efficiently, regardless of the type of request being made.
Union Catalogs: These are catalogs containing the holdings of multiple libraries in one online location. This allows the patrons to search more easily across library catalogs and streamlines the interlibrary loan process.
WorldCat: This service is an online database of library catalogs around the world, and patrons can use WorldCat to search for materials and request interlibrary loans directly.
Article Exchange: This service is a platform for sending and receiving documents to and from other libraries, often used for interlibrary loans of journal articles.
Scan and Deliver: This service provides electronic copies of articles or book chapters from a library's holdings to patrons electronically, without the need to physically send the materials through interlibrary loan.
Demand-Driven Acquisition (DDA): This service allows libraries to purchase materials only when they have been requested by patrons, which can help to reduce interlibrary loan requests and improve access to resources.
"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."
"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)"