I think that you should charge what you feel is correct. However the ROI is
part of Europe & not the UK so I would be tempted to treat it as an overseas
request, unless you have an agreement to reciprocate charges when they
supply your library. So if you have a different rate for OS requests it may
be more consistent to choose that; again you could charge what you felt was
right(not necessarily the same as the BL prices) for overseas items.
Lorna Whitebrook
University of Abertay Dundee Library
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From: Jones Eleri Lloyd TALNET [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 23, October, 2002 10:16
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Subject: ILL Requests from Eire
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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