Being the Access Services Librarian gives me job duties that I have no experience with in the library. They include such things as: ILL, document delivery, copyright & royalty fees [as they pertain to document delivery], circulation, staff management, access services in general.
Does anyone have any suggestions of some good sources for information on any of these topics? I am getting a lot of great information from my co-workers and staff, but I like to see what other people use/know.
We use OCLC for ILL and Docline for document delivery. We run on a Horizon system. We are an academic institution, but we are also a chiropractic college, so our collection is fairly specialized.
I've subscribed to a number of list servs, and I'm looking into journal articles as well. Anyone have something that would help focus my energy?
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Greetings and welcome to A & D land, where miracles are expected to occur on a daily basis! There really isn't a more challenging unit within today's libraries due to the sheer vastness of responsibilities. I manage the ILL-L list and would be happy to chat with you about issues, priorities, etc.
Thanks for the point towards the ILL-L list. I've subscribed! (Well I subscribed a few weeks ago, but I'm finally getting around to here....)
I'm going to the First Annual Midwest Interlibrary Loan Conference in Dubuque in about a month. We have one staff member here who handles the bulk of the ILL work, but I need to learn more about it. We're also cross-training the rest of the staff since we are open seven days a week and she only works five.
Andy, I don't even know where to begin. I guess the one hole in my knowledge right now would be copyright issues. If you have anything to direct me towards to learn more please contact me at john [dot] klima [at] palmer [dot] edu.
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