Dear All,
Apologies for the long delay in collating these results. Many thanks to those of you who took the time to reply.
Results are below. unfortunately the lis-link email rejected my message with the results attached as a spreadsheet. If anyone is interested, I can send them the spreadsheet personally.

Thanks again,

Louise


 


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Do you charge for interloans? If so, how much? Who are/aren't charged? Would you consider removing charges? Notes 
  1 No 
 
 
 
 
  2 Yes £2 
 No 
 
  3 Yes £5 
 
 Charge £1.10 per score for choirs requiring multiple scores 
  4 No 
 
 
 Used to charge though. 
  5 Yes £8.50 
 
 
 
  6 No 
 
 
 
 
  7 Yes £2.50 
 No 
 
  8 Yes £7.50-£11.60 
 
 
 
  9 Yes £2.50 generally 
 No - possibly increasing prices 
 
  10 Yes £3-9 Undergraduates get 3 free before they are charged. Postgraduates get 10 free before they are charged 
 
 
  11 Yes £2 
 Either introduce a quota system or remove charges. 
 
  12 Yes £2 Academics can charge to their department. 
 
 
  13 Yes £2 
 No - possibly increasing prices 
 
  14 Yes £5.00 
 No 
 
  15 Yes £6 for copies, £10 Loans 
 No 
 
  16 Yes £9.00 
 
 Staff/students are funded by the Library budget 
  17 Yes £3.00 
 
 
 
  18 Yes £3.00 Students are charged. Staff and PhD researchers are not. No - possibly increasing prices 
 
  19 Yes £1.00 Final year students get 4 free before they are charged. Taught masters students get 8 free before they are charged 
 
 
  20 No 
 
 
 Do charge for renewals 
  21 No 
 
 
 
 
  22 Yes £5.00* 
 
 *Charge made after specified quota of free interloans used. 
  23 Yes £3.00-£12.60 
 No 
 
  24 Yes £5.00 Postgraduate researchers and academic staff aren't charged. 
 Library subsidises the cost. 
  25 Yes £3.00 
 No Charging for interloans means they are more likely to be collected. 
  26 No* 
 
 
 But do charge £9.50 for uncollected items 
  27 Yes £2 for students and £4 for staff 
 No 
 
  28 Yes £3 for students and £5 for academic staff 
 No 
 
  29 Yes £1.00 Free to staff and PhD students. No 
 
  30 Yes £8-£12.50 
 No Maybe remove the charge if they are being subsidised. 
  31 Yes £1.50 
 No 
 
  32 Yes £10.45-£14.10 
 No 
 
  33 Yes £3.00* 
 
 *Charge made after specified quota of free interloans used. 
  34 No* 
 
 
 Don't charge the users directly, but a budget which is used to distribute amongst each department. 
 


On 11/02/13, Louise Davies  <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hi,
> We are thinking of reviewing what we charge for Inter-library loans.
> Currently we charge £6 per request - whether book or article and this is applicable to all user-groups.
> We have been charging at this rate for at least 12 years and now with the inflated prices from the British Library, we feel it's time to either increase our charges - or maybe even get rid of them as some institutions seem to do.
> 
> Just wondered if you could take a couple of minutes to answer the following questions so we can get an idea of what other institutions are doing.
> 
> 1. Do you charge for your ILLs? 
> If yes, 
> 2. How much do you charge? 
> 3. Would you consider removing all charges?
> 
> Many thanks,
> 
> Louise
> 
> --
> Louise Davies
> 
> 
> Circulation desk supervisor
> 
> Library Services
> 
> Information Services
> 
> 
> St George's University of London
> 
> Hunter Wing
> 
> 
> Cranmer Terrace
> London
> 
> SW17 0RE
> 
> 
> Email: [log in to unmask]
> 
> Direct Dial 020 8725 5291
> 
> Ext: 5291
> 
> PSave Paper - Do you really need to print this e-mail?
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Louise Davies


Circulation desk supervisor

Library Services

Information Services


St George's University of London

Hunter Wing


Cranmer Terrace
London

SW17 0RE


Email: [log in to unmask]

Direct Dial 020 8725 5291

Ext: 5291

PSave Paper - Do you really need to print this e-mail?