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Implementing And Surviving A Free Local Document Delivery Service, Amy Paulus
Implementing And Surviving A Free Local Document Delivery Service, Amy Paulus
Amy R Paulus
The University of Iowa Libraries implemented a free document delivery service on July 1, 2007. We combined four separate document delivery services into one free service and used the ILLiad software to process and track all of these requests. All University of Iowa faculty, staff, and students can now request any material held locally through this service and will be provided a scanned PDF copy that is posted on the web via ILLiad. Since the University of Iowa Libraries consists of the Main Library, Hardin Library for the Health Sciences, and nine branch libraries, the coordination of staff and resources …
Ready To Stream? Investigating Offering Online Video Content For Courses, Amy Paulus
Ready To Stream? Investigating Offering Online Video Content For Courses, Amy Paulus
Amy R Paulus
In January 2012, the University of Iowa Main Library piloted a service of streaming media content for videos used in classes by working with 7 different instructors and procuring 74 video titles. All areas of the library were involved in this process: acquisitions, collection development, library information technology, cataloging, and course reserves. This presentation will focus on what is needed to implement this service, an analysis of our pilot service, and our future plans.
Alternatives To Traditional Interlibrary Loan Borrowing, Amy Paulus
Alternatives To Traditional Interlibrary Loan Borrowing, Amy Paulus
Amy R Paulus
The average cost of a borrowing interlibrary loan transaction is $17.50, according to the ARL study done in 2002. It can be argued that this money could be spent to result in something more tangible at the end of the transaction. This presentation will discuss some of the alternatives to obtaining material not owned by your library for your patrons by using methods other than traditional interlibrary loan. Purchasing the book for addition to your collection is becoming more widespread and they are several ways this can be done: taking advantage of vendors such as Alibris to purchase via OCLC; …