Dear ILL folk


I am interested in finding out more about the policies for lending and 
supplying copies to libraries outside the UK and Ireland among British 
libraries (especially academic libraries, but I'd be glad to hear from 
anyone in the UK).  This is in preparation for a paper at a conference 
later this year.  I have put together the questions below to ask about this 
and I would be very grateful for as many replies as I can get!  I hope it 
will only take a few minutes to do and I promise that no institution will 
be named in anything that results from this bit of research.

If anyone would like this as a Word document I can do that, so please let 
me know if you want me to send it to you.

I think I'd like to call this "Everyone needs good neighbours" so I am sure 
that this will be demonstrated by your response, and thank you all very 
much for helping me.


Jean Bradford
25th April 2006

1)	Please give your type of library
a)	Pre 1992 University
b)	Post 1992 University
c)	College/ FE
d)	Public
e)	Other (please specify)

2) Do you LEND to libraries out side the UK and Ireland? 		YES/ NO

If YES

3)  Do you lend via BLDSC?						YES/ NO

4) Do you lend in response to direct applications?			YES/ NO

5) Do you have any restrictions on types of material lent, e.g. do not lend 
theses?


6) Do you provide COPIES to libraries outside the UK and Ireland	YES/ NO

If YES

7) What format can you use for supplying copies?
	a) photocopies							YES/ NO
	b) Ariel								YES/ NO
	c) other (please specify)

8) How many requests do you supply per year?
a)	Loans:
b)	Copies:
9) Do you have any information about your policies for lending/ supplying 
copies to libraries outside the UK and Ireland on your web pages?	YES/ NO

10) If NO, are you planning to include this information in the future? 
	YES/NO

11) Are you a member of SHARES?					YES/ NO

12) Do you use OCLC?							YES/ NO

13) Are you a member of any other grouping which has an		YES/ NO
    agreement to supply libraries outside the UK and Ireland?

If YES, please specify:

14) Do you accept IFLA vouchers?					YES/ NO

15) Can you accept credit card payments?				YES/ NO



16) What barriers have you experienced in lending/ supplying copies to 
libraries outside the UK and Ireland?





17) Have you experienced any problems? If so what were they and how were 
they resolved (if they were resolved)?





18) Do you borrow or receive copies from libraries outside the UK and 
Ireland?									YES/ NO

If YES

19) Do you apply via Worldwide Searches at BLDSC?			YES/ NO
20) Do you make direct applications?					YES/ NO	






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Jean I. Bradford
Serials and Inter-Library Document Supply
University of Bristol Information Services
Arts and Social Sciences Library
Tyndall Avenue
Bristol BS8 1TJ

Tel: 0117 928 8008   Fax: 0117 925 5334
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