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Minutes from the January 14, 2009 meeting

Present:  Amy Bedessem (POR), Katie Conway (BAR), Rollene Marslender (STP), Pearl Mosier (SUN), Heidi Oliversen (SCL), Pam Wittig (MAD), Cheryl Becker (SCA).

July minutes:  Accepted. 

Reports:

• Madison ILL:

  No replacement for Susan Sanders yet. Beth is working hard to get ILLiad up for borrowing. Borrowing fill rates will be more realistic on ILLiad. If a library receives an item not requested by their patron (mis-directed), please call or email Pam Wittig at Madison ILL. If a library receives a duplicate item, send the item to MAD-ILL with an explanation and they will mail back. There is no need for a library to pay postage a second time. Obituaries do need full name (surname, first and middle name) with month and year of death. The information will aid in finding the obituary. Please indicate copy or microfilm. Use of the Social Security Death Index can help in finding some of the information needed.

• SCLS:

  SCLS received a LSTA Grant in Health Information. Survey has gone out and there will be a session in April. Free websites, and other resources will be covered. 
  
  

"Too New"

Some libraries will not lend materials unless the item is 6 months or older. Madison is changing their borrowing rules from 4 months or older to 6 month or older. Libraries can use Amazon to determine the age of an item. Request for items under 6 months of age may not be filled.  The topic of changing the recommendation from 4 months to 6 months will be taken to PLAC for discussion. 

ILLiad:

There will be two sessions on ILLiad in late January. Madison Interlibrary Loan staff are now calling Interlibrary Loan “Outerlibrary Loan,” or OLL.

Renewing ILL items in LINKcat: 

Renewing items is a must for the non-LINK libraries.

Updates, concerns, etc. from members:

• Amy – Since going full-time in January, everything is going well. There is an article still pending and Beth Price is looking into the problem.
• Katie – Baraboo seen more than 100 requests go through WorldCat during the month of October. Borrowing has increased but they are able to keep up with demand.
• Rollene – Extremely busy with increase of borrowed interlibrary loan materials. Staff turnover is not helping the situation.
• Pearl – Yes, interlibrary loan is up in Sun Prairie as well. Everything is going well.
  

Next meeting:  April 15

(Compiled by Pearl Mosier, SUN.)

For more information about the ILL Committee, contact Cheryl Becker.

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