Dear colleagues,
I wonder whether I could ask for some opinions from the list on charging for ILL requests from the Republic of Ireland.
When the BL raised its prices this August, it was made clear to me that the new discounted prices (£6.65 for monographs, £3.99 for photocopies) were only for British libraries in the public, academic and health fields. All private and commercial libraries AND libraries from the Republic of Ireland would be charged the full price (£10 for monographs, £7 for photocopies).
Now, the general policy on charging for ILL requests from other libraries is to follow the pricing of the BL, except for those of us who are members of the CONARLS IRU scheme (who charge £5 per request). We don't get many ILL requests from the Republic nor do we send many requests there, but my instinctive response is to charge the same as I would do for another British library who doesn't belong to the CONARLS IRU scheme (i.e. £6.65), in the hope that they would charge the same amount for any ILL requests I make to them.
What do other people do? Also, perhaps one of my Irish counterparts on this list could share their thoughts on the subject?
As you might guess I have just received an ILL request from an Irish library and, while perfectly willing to supply the book, I am wondering whether to follow my instinct or not...
Eleri Jones
TalNet,
Caernarfon Library,
Pavilion Road,
Caernarfon
LL55 1AS
Tel: 01286 679843
Fax: 01286 671137
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