General Introduction
Interlibrary Loan is used as a way of expanding our Library's resources to a world wide level. If you are a PSU patron and you need something that is not owned by the Library, you may be able to obtain material from another library by using this service. Books, dissertations, theses, and photocopies of journal articles are examples of material available on Interlibrary Loan.
The Leonard H. Axe Library Interlibrary Loan Department is located on the first floor of the library and is adjacent to the Reference and Periodicals departments. ILL is administered through the Special Services Department under the supervision of the Special Services librarian.
Axe Library observes the provisions and restrictions of the Kansas Interlibrary Loan Code and the National Interlibrary Loan Code (revised 2001) as approved by the American Library Association.
Interlibrary Loan Links
Southeast Kansas
The Southeast Kansas Library System is one of seven Regional Library Systems in Kansas. The Axe Library is one of the many libraries in over 65 towns that service the region. Other services include a vast assortment of genealogical materials and services for the blind, elderly & physically handicapped.
State of Kansas
Blue Skyways is a multi-featured web site of the Kansas State Library. Information such as a Directory of Libraries, Professional Resources, and the Kansas Library Newsletter as well as many other services may be found here.
Kansas Library Catalog - The Kansas Library Catalog is a searchable database of Kansas book and journal holdings. The majority of Kansas libraries use the KLC and supporting software to request Interlibrary Loans within the state.
The Kansas Interlibrary Loan Directory may be used to locate particular libraries in the state. An Advanced Search option is available to allow searching by city or by type of material.
BCR
BCR - The Bibliographic Center for Research (BCR) is a nonprofit, multistate library cooperative that has served the library community since its founding in 1935, providing cost-effective library and information services. Today BCR serves more than 589 voting-member libraries in 28 states, including libraries throughout our 12 member states of Alaska, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Montana, Oregon, Nevada, Utah, Washington and Wyoming. In all, BCR services reach more than 3,000 libraries throughout the entire nation.
OCLC
OCLC - The Online Computer Library Center. Founded in 1967 by university presidents to share library resources and reduce library costs, OCLC introduced an online shared cataloging system for libraries in 1971 that today is used by libraries around the world. The Interlibrary Loan service was introduced in 1979 and since then has been used for more than 112 million loans among 6,700 libraries around the world. The FirstSearch service was introduced as a reference tool in 1991 and is now used by 18,747 libraries.
OCLC is a nonprofit membership organization serving 40,102 libraries in 76 countries and territories around the world.
Clio
Clio is a statistics and record tracking software package that we use in our Borrowing section. The archives of the CLIO-L mail list is a good source for information about the software and how it can be used in ILL.
ClioRequest is a sub-package that allows us to manage requests sumbmitted through a web form on our Interlibrary Loan pages. Users submit a request that is routed through this package for staff review, then directed on into OCLC.
ARIEL
Ariel software is used to send and receive journal articles via computer over the internet. Our Ariel address is: 198.248.210.79 (ver. 3.4)
Other
ILL Gateway (U. of Oklahoma) - The goal of this web site is to serve the information needs of interlibrary loan staff in public libraries. The site will provide links to relevant sites dealing with a variety of ILL issues seen in the menu bar to the left. In addition, the site will provide FAQs, information, and explanatory notes in an attempt to provide a complete picture about the workings of our interlibrary loan offices, the technology we use, and the issues that are important to us.
ILLWeb - ILLWeb is a gateway to electronic and print resources pertaining to all aspects of interlibrary loan (ILL), document delivery, and resource sharing. Designed to be comprehensive and international in scope, ILLWeb features links to resources that will help practitioners locate materials for their clientele, manage the ILL process, and keep up with developments in the profession.
librarynetworks.org "transforming libraries through collaboration" - List of library networks, such as BCR and Amigos. Locate services by state.
Last Modified: Tuesday, 19-Feb-2008 15:23:01 CST
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