LTA Interlibrary Loan and Resource Sharing 3

Question 1

What is WorldCat, as used in ILL workflows?

Accepted Answer

A global union catalog aggregating holdings records from thousands of libraries worldwide

Answer

WorldCat is OCLC's global union catalog that combines holdings records from thousands of libraries, allowing ILL staff to identify which libraries own a specific item.

Question 2

What is the purpose of OCLC's Interlibrary Fee Management (IFM) system?

Accepted Answer

To facilitate electronic billing and payment between libraries for ILL transaction fees

Answer

IFM automates the billing process between lending and borrowing libraries, allowing electronic invoicing and payment for ILL fees without paper invoices.

Question 3

What does a 'reciprocal ILL agreement' between two libraries typically mean?

Accepted Answer

Both libraries agree to fulfill each other's ILL requests at no charge under mutually beneficial terms

Answer

A reciprocal agreement means two libraries agree to lend to each other without fees, based on a mutual exchange of services that benefits both institutions equally.

Question 4

Which system is widely used at individual libraries to manage their local ILL workflow, tracking patron requests from intake through fulfillment?

Accepted Answer

ILLiad by Atlas Systems

Answer

ILLiad (Interlibrary Loan Internet Accessible Database) by Atlas Systems is the most widely adopted local ILL management system, handling both borrowing and lending workflows.

Question 5

Which section of US law requires libraries to place a copyright warning notice on materials reproduced for ILL?

Accepted Answer

Section 108 of the US Copyright Act

Answer

Section 108 of the US Copyright Act grants reproduction rights to libraries under specific conditions, including the requirement to include a copyright warning notice on ILL reproductions.

(LTA) Library Technical Assistant Practice Test

(LTA) Library Technical Assistant Practice Test

LTA Interlibrary Loan and Resource Sharing 3