Dear Cambridge people and ILL folk generally
I think it would be disastrous for us all if we are not able to have access
to collections in Cambridge so perhaps we should combine efforts to ask
Cambridge to reconsider - as the FIL Conference is in Cambridge this year
perhaps FIL might be able to say something on our behalf? We value the
help and expertise of the Cambridge staff enormously here and try to use
them whenever we can.
Jean
--On 10 June 2003 14:23 +0100 "Brine, Jenny" <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
> Dear ILL colleagues,
>
> As you may know the Inter-Library Loans department here at
> Cambridge University Library has been self-financing since
> 1974 when we became a back-up library to Boston Spa, and
> this financial arrangement continued when back-up libraries
> ceased to exist as such in 2001.
>
> Since 2001 the level of demand has dropped and we have now
> reached a point where, as we are not 'breaking even' financially
> (even bearing in mind the increase of our charges last week), the
> future of the department has to be considered. The Library is
> unable to subsidise the department and so, unless there is a
> substantial increase in demand, the service we provide to
> libraries will have to stop in three or four months and some
> staff will face redundancy.
>
> The probable loss of this service to you is very much regretted
> by the staff here, as over the years, particularly since October
> 2001, we have built up a good relationship with a large number
> of libraries.
>
> I will keep you all informed of any developments.
>
> Barry Eaden
> Head of ILL
> Cambridge University Library
>
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Jean I Bradford
Serials and Inter Library Document Supply
University Library
Tyndall Avenue
Bristol BS8 1TJ
Tel: 0117 928 8008 Fax: 0117 925 5334
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