LTA Interlibrary Loan and Resource Sharing

Question 1

What does the acronym 'ILL' stand for in library services?

Accepted Answer

Interlibrary Loan

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Information Lending Library

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International Library Link

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Integrated Library Lending

Question 2

Which organization operates the primary bibliographic network and ILL management platform used by most US libraries?

Accepted Answer

Online Computer Library Center (OCLC)

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American Library Association (ALA)

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Library of Congress (LC)

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Special Libraries Association (SLA)

Question 3

According to CONTU guidelines, what does the 'Rule of Five' govern in ILL copyright compliance?

Accepted Answer

No more than five copies of articles from one periodical title may be borrowed within a five-year period without paying royalties

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A library may make up to five copies of any single item per year

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A patron may have no more than five active ILL requests simultaneously

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ILL requests must be fulfilled within five business days

Question 4

In ILL terminology, what is a 'lending library'?

Accepted Answer

The library that owns and supplies the requested item

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The library that catalogs incoming donated materials

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The library that submits a request on behalf of a patron

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The library that manages the regional ILL network

Question 5

Which ALA document provides the primary standards and guidelines for ILL operations in the United States?

Accepted Answer

Interlibrary Loan Code for the United States

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ALA Code of Ethics

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Library Bill of Rights

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NISO Interlibrary Services Guidelines

Question 6

What are 'returnables' in the context of ILL transactions?

Accepted Answer

Physical items such as books that must be sent back to the lending library

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Digital loans that patrons may return early for credit

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Journal article photocopies supplied to patrons via ILL

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Items borrowed between branches within the same library system

Question 7

What is the name of OCLC's current cloud-based platform for managing interlibrary loan requests?

Accepted Answer

OCLC WorldShare ILL

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OCLC Aleph

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OCLC ILLiad

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OCLC VDX