Requesting Copies and Interlibrary Loans in the IAMSLIC Z Catalogue

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Requesting Copies and Interlibrary Loans in the
IAMSLIC Z Catalogue
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Introduction

• The IAMSLIC Z39.50 Distributed Library
  facilitates international resource sharing among
  aquatic and marine science libraries and
  information centers.
• In this presentation, users will gain information
  on how to request materials from IAMSLIC members.

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Outline

• Requesting through the Z Catalogue
• Requests for photocopies (non-returnable items.)
• Requests for the loan of books and other
  (returnable) items.
• Requesting through the IAMSLIC Discussion List

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Requests for photocopies (non-returnables)

• Requesting is limited to IAMSLIC members only.
• Check for membership, see
• http//www.iamslic.org/members/member_dir.html
• Search the Z Catalogue
• All records within the catalog including
  monographs and serials (print and/or electronic).
• Retrieves serials holdings from the Union List of
  Marine Aquatic Serials (displayed first).

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Requests for non-returnables

• Need help searching the Z Catalogue?
• See the Resource Sharing Searching Tutorial
  http//www.iamslic.org/publications_papers/resourc
  esharing.ppt
• Contact the chair of the Resource Sharing
  Committee
• http//www.iamslic.org/about/committees.html8

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Requests for non-returnables

• From the list of returned records, select the
  correct item record and best holding location.
• Links to local holdings appear in records for
  journals or other serials that contain an ISSN
  field.
• For some locations that are part of larger
  institutions with multiple locations listed in
  one combined union catalog, check the detailed
  holdings to verify which location owns a desired
  title.

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Requests for non-returnables

• When selecting a holding location, note that some
  lenders are lenders of last resort and not to
  be queried until all other locations have been
  exhausted.
• Vary your selection of holding locations to
  spread the burden of lending. Do not always
  select the same location!

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Requests for non-returnables

• Click Submit Borrowing Request.
• Enter the IAMSLIC user ID.
• Enter the IAMSLIC password.
• Click Submit ID and Password.
• When IAMSLIC membership is confirmed, click
  Continue.

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Requests for non-returnables

• Confirm the TITLE/AUTHOR information matches your
  request.
• Note the holding locations lending policies. Do
  not proceed if you cannot comply with these
  policies.
• Indicate that this is a Copy request.
• Click CONTINUE Borrow from this Library.

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Requests for non-returnables

• Provide a complete citation for the item
  (article, book chapter, etc.)
• Select your library from the list of members.
• Click CONTINUE Verify your Library
  Information.

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Requests for non-returnables

• Indicate which methods of delivery you accept.
• Enter a local note, if desired.
• Click CONTINUE Finalize Request.
• Click FINISH Send Request.

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Requests for non-returnables

• Request goes to holding location via email a
  copy of the request goes to your email.
• Holding location responds directly via email if
  the request can or cannot be filled.
• Material is sent directly to requesting library.

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Requests for the loan of books and other
returnables

• Requesting is limited to IAMSLIC members only.
• Check for membership, see
• http//www.iamslic.org/members/member_dir.html
• Search the Z Catalogue
• All records within the catalog including
  monographs and serials (print and/or electronic.)
• For the list of current participating libraries,
  see
• http//library.csumb.edu/cyamus/ill/liblist.php

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Requests for returnables

• Need help searching the Z Catalogue?
• See the Resource Sharing Searching Tutorial
  http//www.iamslic.org/publications_papers/resourc
  esharing.ppt
• Contact the chair of the Resource Sharing
  Committee
• http//www.iamslic.org/about/committees.html8

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Requests for returnables

• From the list of returned records, select the
  correct item record and best holding location.
• In some institutions, the online catalog is a
  union catalog of many different branch libraries
  within the institution. When you search these
  combined catalogs through the Z Catalogue, the
  local holdings information about which branch
  owns a particular item is not always available.

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Requests for returnables

• When selecting a holding location, note that some
  lenders are lenders of last resort and not to
  be queried until all other locations have been
  exhausted.
• Vary your selection of holding locations to
  spread the burden of lending. Do not always
  select the same location!

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Requests for returnables

• Click Submit Borrowing Request.
• Enter the IAMSLIC user ID.
• Enter the IAMSLIC password.
• Click Submit ID and Password.
• When IAMSLIC membership is confirmed, click
  Continue.

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Requests for returnables

• Confirm the TITLE/AUTHOR information matches your
  request.
• Note the holding locations lending policies. Do
  not proceed if you cannot comply with these
  policies.
• Indicate that this is a request for the entire
  item.
• Click CONTINUE Borrow from this Library.

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Requests for returnables

• Select your library from the list of members.
• Click CONTINUE Verify your Library
  Information.

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Requests for returnables

• Enter a local note, if desired.
• Click CONTINUE Finalize Request.
• Click FINISH Send Request.

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Requests for returnables

• Request goes to holding location via email a
  copy of the request goes to your email.
• Holding location responds directly via email if
  the request can or cannot be filled.
• Material is sent directly to requesting library.
• Requesting library assumes all responsibility for
  the safe receipt and return of borrowed material.

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Requests to the IAMSLIC Discussion List

• Use only after searches of the Z Catalogue have
  failed to find the desired item, or when holding
  locations within the Z Catalogue are unable to
  fill the request.
• Send to email to iamslic_at_ucdavis.edu
• Subject line reads
• ILL (Title)

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Requests to the IAMSLIC Discussion List

• Provide as much information about the item as
  possible.
• Limit each email to a request for one item only
• for multiple items send multiple emails!
• Send a follow-up email to the list when the item
  has been filled.
• Subject line reads
• ILL FILLED (Title)

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For more information

• Chair of the Resource Sharing Committee
• http//www.iamslic.org/about/committees.html8
• Interlibrary Loan Code for the United States
• http//www.ala.org/ala/rusa/rusaprotools/referenc
  eguide/interlibrary.htm
• International Lending and Document Delivery
  Principles and Guidelines for Procedure
• http//www.ifla.org/VI/2/p3/ildd.htm