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ExLibris has acquired the US HE ILL provider Rapid ILL https://www.exlibrisgroup.com/press-release/ex-libris-acquires-rapidill-prov ider-of-leading-resource-sharing-solutions/ This is positioned as a strategic move in terms of a wider 'resource sharing' offer. Ther is some useful insight in the blog post by Sharona Sagi (VP Resource Sharing at ExLibris) and Mike Richins, (Director of Product Management at RapidILL) https://www.exlibrisgroup.com/blog/a-chat-with-rapidill-and-ex-libris-the-re source-sharing-revolution/ eg:- "one of the first plans we have is to expand RapidILL distribution beyond North America into the international market" "Resource sharing, as part of the discovery service, has simply not kept up with the service expectations of modern end-users" "With the proliferation of electronic resources came many interesting challenges. While some excellent solutions have been found for some of these, others-such as digital books-continue to be stubbornly problematic for resource sharing. But there has never been a more interesting time to be involved in resource sharing, from open access initiatives to newer models such as Controlled Digital Lending, as well as consortial and library group-specific interlibrary loans". "Resource sharing, especially when it evolves to include document delivery and ebook lending, is a key component in facing this challenge". "area that requires attention is the shift by some libraries to an e-only or e-first acquisition model. We need to respond by taking the traditional interlibrary loan system and expanding it to include full resource sharing, combining and unifying returnable and non-returnable resource workflows. Handling licenses, agreements with vendors, and other complexities, as well as the traditional ILL processes, should be managed in a single platform". Ken Director, Ken Chad Consulting Ltd Tel +44 (0)7788 727 845 Email: <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask] <http://www.kenchadconsulting.com/> www.kenchadconsulting.com Twitter: @kenchad Skype: Kenchadconsulting --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. https://www.avg.com ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the LIS-LINK list, click the following link: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=LIS-LINK&A=1