Interlibrary Loan and Resource Sharing Flashcards
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What does the acronym 'ILL' stand for in library services?
Answer: Interlibrary Loan
ILL stands for Interlibrary Loan, the service through which libraries share materials with one another on behalf of patrons.
Which organization operates the primary bibliographic network and ILL management platform used by most US libraries?
Answer: Online Computer Library Center (OCLC)
OCLC operates WorldCat and the WorldShare ILL platform, which is the primary network used by US libraries for interlibrary lending.
According to CONTU guidelines, what does the 'Rule of Five' govern in ILL copyright compliance?
Answer: No more than five copies of articles from one periodical title may be borrowed within a five-year period without paying royalties
The CONTU 'Rule of Five' limits libraries to requesting no more than five copies of articles from the same journal title published within the last five years before royalties must be paid.
In ILL terminology, what is a 'lending library'?
Answer: The library that owns and supplies the requested item
The lending library is the institution that owns the requested item and sends it—or a copy—to the requesting borrowing library.
Which ALA document provides the primary standards and guidelines for ILL operations in the United States?
Answer: Interlibrary Loan Code for the United States
The ALA's Interlibrary Loan Code for the United States is the foundational document establishing responsibilities and best practices for ILL in the US.
What are 'returnables' in the context of ILL transactions?
Answer: Physical items such as books that must be sent back to the lending library
Returnables are physical items—typically books—that borrowing patrons must return so the lending library can retrieve them after the loan period ends.
What is the name of OCLC's current cloud-based platform for managing interlibrary loan requests?
Answer: OCLC WorldShare ILL
OCLC WorldShare ILL is OCLC's current platform for submitting, managing, and tracking ILL requests across participating libraries.