All guides: Resource Sharing: Recommended Reading

Attribution and thanks

The Resources pages of this guide were based on a previous LibGuide created by Kelsey Milner at Southeastern NY Library and Resources Council.

Books

Library Information and Resource Sharing by Beth Posner (Editor)
ISBN: 9781440849688
Publication Date: 2016-11-21
From the book's description: "Through the perspectives of interlibrary loan (ILL) specialists, this book examines what ILL departments are doing, the value of ILL librarians in the evolving library environment, and how library collections and services are being affected by new ILL policies."
Interlibrary Loan Practices Handbook, 3rd Edition by Cherié L. Weible; Karen Janke
ISBN: 9780838910818
Publication Date: 2011-05-23
In their definitive new Interlibrary Loan Practices Handbook, editors Weible and Janke clearly explain the complexities of getting materials from outside the library for patrons. This collection presents a complete view of the interlibrary loan (ILL) process, with contributions from all areas of the technical services community, providing Guidance on how to do ILL efficiently and effectively, with advice on how to be a considerate borrower and lender. Consortia and other library partnerships are now sharing ever larger fractions of their collections, and this book gives library staff the tools necessary for a smoothly functioning ILL system.
Resources Anytime, Anywhere by Ryan Litsey
ISBN: 9780081019894
Publication Date: 2017-05-31
University campuses and their academic libraries are increasingly interconnected. A major sign of this is the transformation of interlibrary loan into resource sharing. The emergence of resource sharing has brought with it new challenges for the university library. These challenges can be overcome, and the university library can emerge a stronger institution, more connected with the patrons and community it serves. To accomplish this transformation, libraries need to learn from the past in order to take a leading role in developing future technology to meet the needs of their patrons. Resources Anytime, Anywhere explores the transformation of interlibrary loan into resource sharing by looking at the ideas that have motivated the library-developed technologies that have changed the way resource sharing is conducted. Resources Anytime, Anywhere illustrates how academic libraries can take an active role in developing technology to meet the needs of their patrons.
Resource Sharing Today by Corinne Nyquist
ISBN: 9780810893160
Publication Date: 2014-07-22
Budget constraints challenge collection development in unprecedented ways. Collection development has increasingly become a cooperative effort among libraries in geographic proximity. When their own library doesn't have certain books or journals, users turn to interlibrary loan to obtain the resources they need. However, many library science degree programs don't cover interlibrary loan. Resource Sharing Today is a practical guide to resource sharing starting with the library across town and ending with libraries on the other side of the globe. Chapters cover everything from the ALA's interlibrary loan form to successful innovations such as Virginia Tech's ILLiad to New York's IDS (Information Delivery Service). Appendices include regional, state, national, and international ILL codes, ALA and IFLA forms, open access agreements, and purchase on demand plans.

Web Resources

LJ Info Docket | https://www.infodocket.com/

Info Docket (from Library Journal), collects and shares news relevant to library professionals. While this isn't specific to inter-library loan, there are often relevant posts about vendors, access issues, and newly published articles.

Minitex News | https://news.minitex.umn.edu/news/list/16

Minitex regularly posts news related to Inter-library loan. This includes information about conferences, vendors, and advice for ILL practitioners. While some of their articles are specific to Minitex Libraries (a consortium of libraries in Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota) the majority would be relevant to ILL staff in New York.

Journals

Journal of Interlibrary Loan, Document Delivery, and Electronic Resources:

This is a peer reviewed journal that includes articles on all aspects of resource sharing. According to their aim and scope, "this journal aims to support the wide spread and fast paced advancement of library resource sharing by capturing the trials, research, and innovations of librarians and library professionals, both local and international, and delivering news of these endeavors to the benefit of others in the field."

Print ISSN: 1072-303X Online ISSN: 1540-3572. Some articles are Open Access; most are subscription. More information is available on the journal's website.

Reference & User Services Quarterly

This is the official journal of the ALA RUSA section. Articles are published on a variety of topics including reference, collection development, reader's advisory, and resource sharing. It is double blind reviewed and completely open access(!) From their focus and scope: "In response to the nature of our rapidly evolving field, the journal publishes empirical (quantitative and qualitative), theoretical, and historical research and essays as peer-reviewed featured articles. Through its many columns, reports, and reviews the journal also publishes an array of useful professional information."

More information is available on the RUSA website.

Journal of Access Services

This is a peer-reviewed journal that includes research, theory, and practice papers relating to all aspects of access services. This includes topics such as document delivery, inter-library loan, and managing reserve collections. According to the journal's aim and scope, they "looks for best practices and new insights of the Access Services that may be based on research, studies, and experiences."

Print ISSN: 1536-7967 Online ISSN: 1536-7975. Some articles are Open Access; most are subscription. More information is available on the journal's website.

Databases

LISTA

LISTA is a free indexing and abstracting database from Ebsco for Library Science articles. Anyone can use the resource to track down citations and abstracts for relevant articles. (And then you might have to make an ILL request for it!) It is a great resource when you want to search multiple resources at once to find articles on a specific library topic.

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