Resource sharing at the American University of Beirut: challenges and opportunities

2017 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 75-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carla Chalhoub
Keyword(s):  
Resource Sharing ◽  
Budget Cuts ◽  
Interlibrary Loan ◽  
Access To Resources ◽  
Content Type ◽  
American University ◽  
American University Of Beirut ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Support Resource ◽  
The Cost

Purpose This study aims to determine the effectiveness of the resource sharing initiative through signing reciprocal agreements, joining consortia and subscribing to OCLC at the American University of Beirut (AUB) Libraries. Design/methodology/approach Statistical analysis of interlibrary loan transactions over the past five years was conducted. Findings Joining local, regional and international consortia, signing reciprocal agreements with two institutions and subscribing to OCLC Worldshare ILL have maximized access to resources by reducing the cost allocated to ILL and expanded the DDS services to allow unlimited requests to all members of the AUB community. Originality/value Academic libraries are still facing budget cuts while they are expected to deliver better services to their communities. The implication of the statistics gathered discloses a constant need for finding ways to support resource sharing and to align with the University’s mission of fostering life-long learners by supporting research and maximizing access to resources.

Share resources through the largest interlibrary loan network

2016 ◽  
Vol 44 (4) ◽  
pp. 137-140
Author(s):  
Gemma Burke ◽  
Erin Duncan ◽  
JL Smither
Keyword(s):  
Resource Sharing ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Interlibrary Loan ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The World ◽  
The Future ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities

Purpose The paper aims to show how using a resource-sharing service can help you provide more resources to your users. Design/methodology/approach This paper discusses interlibrary loan challenges and opportunities, specifically with reference to WorldShare Interlibrary Loan. Findings This paper describes the service that connects libraries to the largest cooperative resource-sharing network with more than 10,000 borrowing and lending libraries worldwide, the possibilities for the future, facts and figures and how libraries around the world have used the solution successfully. Originality/value This paper looks at how WorldShare Interlibrary Loan can help libraries overcome the challenges that they face regarding resource sharing.

Benchmarking and pondering ASERL interlibrary loan operations, 2010 and 2013

2014 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 16-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
David P. Atkins ◽  
Judy T. Greenwood ◽  
Pambanisha Whaley
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Resource Sharing ◽  
Interlibrary Loan ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Research Libraries ◽  
Document Delivery ◽  
Staffing Levels ◽  
Comparative Case Studies ◽  
Support Resource ◽  
Operational Metrics

Purpose – In 2010 and 2013, the libraries in the Association of Southeastern Research Libraries (ASERL) were surveyed to identify benchmarks and programs to support resource sharing. Benchmarks and challenges identified generate discussions regarding programming, networking, and other support to improve resource sharing operations. This paper seeks to address these issues. Design/methodology/approach – This study compares and contrasts the two surveys using mixed methods data analysis. This study assesses ILL performance and explores the challenges and trends interlibrary loan practitioners see today. Findings – The article identifies changes and trends in consortia-wide transaction volumes; staffing levels; campus document delivery; professional issues and challenges; and library organizational schemes. Research limitations/implications – The study did not include data from constituencies outside of interlibrary loan. It also did not include interview follow-ups with survey participants to discuss challenges and reorganizations in greater detail. Future interlibrary loan research could focus less on operational metrics and more on broader issues such as e-resources and change management. Mixed methods are effect tools for benchmarking and comparative case studies. Practical implications – Individual libraries can compare themselves to the operational benchmarks and use insights drawn from comment analysis to stimulate conversations regarding current and future roles for interlibrary loan. Consortia can duplicate the study to understand their operational benchmarks and their particular contexts. Originality/value – The study provides comparative benchmarks for research libraries and consortia spanning three years. It demonstrates substantial shifts in issues faced by libraries and librarians.

Streamlined request services: the integration of ILS, ILL and Consortia borrowing systems

2015 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 144-152 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gan (Grace) Ye ◽  
Sally Bryant
Keyword(s):  
Resource Sharing ◽  
Academic Library ◽  
Systems Integration ◽  
Discrete Systems ◽  
Public Access ◽  
Budget Cuts ◽  
Interlibrary Loan ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Authentication System ◽  
Loan System

Purpose – This paper aims to study streamlined request services based on discrete systems’ integration in an academic library. The integration of discrete systems allows patrons to use the library’s online public access catalog to send requests and have the requests automatically transferred to the local integrated library system (ILS), the consortia borrowing system, and an interlibrary loan system. The integration of discrete systems also allows adding the consortia service without adding any library staff. Design/methodology/approach – The authors introduce library holdings behind the search interface, the discrete library systems and the authentication system. The paper illustrates how patron requests can be automatically transferred to discrete library systems. Findings – Resource sharing has become a hot topic in the library world where libraries are facing budget cuts, space limits and employee shortage challenges. Systems’ integration will help libraries to add new services without adding staff. Practical implications – The consortia borrowing system can be seamlessly integrated into discrete library systems and a campus authentication system. Pepperdine University’s experience can serve as an example for libraries which have a plan to implement consortia borrowing systems or want to streamline their workflows. Originality/value – This paper takes a fresh look at the traditional request services using cloud-based systems.

Interlibrary loan services at Library and Archives Canada

2010 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paula Kelsall ◽  
Elizabeth Onyszko
Keyword(s):  
Resource Sharing ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Rapid Change ◽  
Interlibrary Loan ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Library And Archives Canada ◽  
Support Resource

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to describe the interlibrary loan services of Library and Archives Canada.Design/methodology/approachThe paper describes the loans, copies and locations services of Library and Archives Canada, and patterns of demand for those services. It also describes the institution's role in the Canadian resource sharing environment.FindingsLibrary and Archives Canada offers access to a broad range of Canadian documents, and also provides services that support resource sharing in Canada. Demand for the institution's traditional ILL services is declining, and its focus is turning to digital access.Originality/valueThe paper provides a picture of a national institution at a time of rapid change. It contains information that will be useful to those seeking documents from Canada.

Reinforcing each other: strategies to advance international interlibrary loan

2021 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-44
Author(s):  
Hilary H. Thompson ◽  
Kurt Munson ◽  
James B. Harper
Keyword(s):  
Resource Sharing ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Recent Literature ◽  
International Federation ◽  
Interlibrary Loan ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
Multiple Translations ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
Stars Survey

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to share the results of the 2019 international interlending survey conducted by the American Library Association, Reference and User Services Association (RUSA), Sharing and Transforming Access to Resources Section (STARS) International Interlibrary Loan (ILL) Committee, the fourth such survey conducted by this group since 2007. Design/methodology/approach Committee members developed the survey instrument and collected data in Qualtrics. Questions from the 2015 and 2011 instruments were reused to support longitudinal data analysis, and new questions related to improving the sharing of resources across borders were added. The survey was distributed to libraries worldwide via multiple methods, and translations in six of the seven official International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions languages were provided. Findings Results reveal challenges to engaging in global resource sharing in the areas of discovery and request methods, policies and service models, copyright and licensing, delivery and payment. Strategies to overcome these challenges, as informed by both the survey results and recent literature, are shared. Reinforcing each other, these independently and organically developed solutions illustrate ways to further advance ILL. Practical implications The findings can aid ILL practitioners and the organizations to which they belong in improving the sharing of resources across borders. By optimizing this service, libraries can better support researchers in a globalized environment. Originality/value The 2019 RUSA STARS survey is the first survey on the topic of international ILL to offer multiple translations complimenting global distribution. It contributes to the literature by offering a broad and updated perspective on current international ILL practices, challenges impeding the sharing of library materials abroad and possible solutions.

The Russian State Library: Russia's national centre for interlibrary loan and document delivery

2010 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nadezhda Erokina
Keyword(s):  
Soviet Union ◽  
Resource Sharing ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Interlibrary Loan ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Document Delivery ◽  
National Centre ◽  
The Soviet Union ◽  
Russian State ◽  
State Library

PurposeThis paper aims to describe the document supply services of the Russian State Library.Design/methodology/approachThe paper is descriptive in nature.FindingsAfter the hiatus of the 1990s the document supply service has recovered and is developing new electronic services. Resource sharing is also growing.Originality/valueThe paper provides a historical and contemporary overview of the development of document supply in Russia and the Soviet Union.

The future of interoperability for ILL and resource sharing

2014 ◽  
Vol 42 (2/3) ◽  
pp. 105-108 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clare MacKeigan
Keyword(s):  
Resource Sharing ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
First Century ◽  
Interlibrary Loan ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Request Message ◽  
Draft Standard ◽  
The World ◽  
Basic Purpose ◽  
System Interoperability

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide background and context on the need for a new interlibrary loan (ILL) system interoperability standard, describe the basic purpose and structure of ISO 18626, information and documentation – interlibrary Loan Transactions – and outline steps for the new standard’s development and implementation. Design/methodology/approach – The author’s paper is based on her expertise as a member of the working group TC46/SC4/WG14 Interlibrary Loan Transactions, charged with development, implementation and promotion of the ISO 18626 standard. Findings – The ISO 18626 standard is needed to replace the outdated standard ISO 10160/10161. It consists of simple messages, namely, a request message; a supplying library message; and a requesting library message. Messages are encoded using XML. Balloting on the draft standard was unanimously approved in December 2013, and a fully developed ISO 18626 standard is expected to be in production in one to two years. Originality/value – This paper reports on a developing standard that will impact ILL systems used by libraries around the globe.As the world shrinks and user’s demands grow, sending interlibrary loan (ILL) requests to other libraries, especially if multiple computer systems or catalogs are involved, has not simplified correspondingly. Even as individual ILL processes have become more streamlined, the need to interact with libraries – and the ILL systems they use – around the globe has dramatically increased. While an international standard, ISO 10160/10161, has been available for 20 years, the minimal acceptance and use of the standard has not provided the interoperability that we had hoped for and need. Work is currently underway to remedy this situation – a standard for the twenty-first century. This paper will provide the context in which this new standard emerged and was written, as well as outline what the new standard will look like and the next steps once the standard has been approved.

scholarly journals The impact of global trends on ILDS

2014 ◽  
Vol 42 (4) ◽  
pp. 147-152 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beth Posner
Keyword(s):  
New Media ◽  
Resource Sharing ◽  
Recent Discussion ◽  
Interlibrary Loan ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Global Trends ◽  
Library Resource ◽  
The Future ◽  
Association Policy ◽  
The Impact

Purpose – The purpose of this article surveys two recent library trend reports to identify key developments likely to impact how librarians, and particularly interlending and document supply (ILDS)/interlibrary loan (ILL) professionals, will facilitate the discovery and delivery of information in the future. Design/methodology/approach – Drawing on the New Media Consortium’s “Horizon Report: Library Edition” (2014) and the recent discussion draft of the American Library Association Policy Revolution! Initiative’s “Trends Report: Snapshots of a Turbulent World” (2014), this review essay illuminates major trends that will shape the future of information and library resource sharing. Findings – Global trends in technology, demographics, the economy, the environment and more will also effect the ability of librarians to facilitate the discovery and delivery of information. In some cases, these will lead to decreased need for traditional ILL. However, in others cases there will be an increased need as well as enhanced ability for librarians to connect people and information. Originality/value – Trend reports are popular in many areas, including the library world, as is predicting the future of libraries and ILDS. This article makes a new contribution by applying specific recent reports specifically to library discovery and delivery.

The world is your library, or the state of international interlibrary loan in 2015

2016 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
pp. 44-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kurt Munson ◽  
Hilary H. Thompson ◽  
Jason Cabaniss ◽  
Heidi Nance ◽  
Poul Erlandsen
Keyword(s):  
Resource Sharing ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Recent Survey ◽  
Yield Potential ◽  
International Survey ◽  
Interlibrary Loan ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Preliminary Results ◽  
The World ◽  
Potential Methods

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide preliminary results of the 2015 international interlending survey conducted by the ALA RUSA STARS International Interlibrary Loan Committee and compare these results to those of the survey conducted in 2011. Design/methodology/approach An international survey was developed using Qualtrics to both gather and analyze the results received after the survey was distributed via listservs and personal contacts. Findings The 2015 survey’s results generally showed similarities to those in 2011 with most participants both borrowing and lending materials internationally. The differences between the 2011 and 2015 survey are highlighted as are barriers to international interlending. Originality/value This study illustrates the most recent survey of international interlending practices with comparison to previous studies and will yield potential methods and activities for improving resource sharing globally.

scholarly journals Open access: help or hindrance to resource sharing?

2015 ◽  
Vol 43 (2) ◽  
pp. 68-75 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tina Baich
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Resource Sharing ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Information Environment ◽  
Online Information ◽  
Interlibrary Loan ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Contradictory Evidence ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine interlibrary loan (ILL) requests for open access materials submitted during fiscal years 2012 and 2013 and to consider the implications of open access for resource sharing. Design/methodology/approach – Borrowing requests for open access materials were quantitatively analyzed and compared to total borrowing requests and open access borrowing requests from the previous two fiscal years. Findings – During the period studied, borrowing requests for open access materials increased, while overall requests held steady. The difficulty users have in navigating the online information environment makes it unlikely that ILL requests will decrease significantly due to the growing amount of open access material available. Originality/value – The literature discussing the relationship between open access and ILL has expanded in recent years, but largely focuses on the negative impact of open access on resource sharing. This paper presents an update on previous research and provides contradictory evidence that the number of borrowing requests for open access documents continues to grow. Open access should be embraced as a help to resource sharing. This article is of great value to ILL practitioners looking for effective ways of identifying open access ILL requests.

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