Dear ILL colleagues,
The International ILL Toolkit and RSCVD are joining forces to facilitate better global resource sharing between libraries! Both free online initiatives want to build bridges between different national ILL systems, working to ease communication and requesting between libraries.
The RSCVD app and Talaria software allows interlibrary loan professionals in not-for-profit libraries to request non-returnables, such as scans of articles or book chapters, from volunteering libraries located around the world. RSCVD volunteer (lender) libraries are able to request from other volunteer libraries, for free, using the Talaria software instead of having to email individual libraries.
The International ILL Toolkit, a free online resource, provides:
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Lender listing of over 350 libraries from around the world, including: contact information, catalog and request form links, delivery and payment methods
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Tips and Tricks for international ILL by country/region
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Translated ILL request form templates in 13 different languages
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NEW (November 2024): identification to highlight RSCVD volunteer lenders on the Toolkit who supply scans for free via the Talaria app (for requests from other RSCVD volunteer lending libraries)
We invite and encourage libraries to volunteer as RSCVD lenders or register with the International ILL Toolkit
or both!
Register as an RSCVD volunteer lender: https://rscvd.ifla.org/participate/rscvd-volunteer/
Register on the International ILL Toolkit:
Libraries outside the United States: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeTppBVhRRWs7d8rqhIyTcY-lsGmXZRJe0KSYwU1Guj5NdCqQ/viewform
United States libraries: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSccD9_SOo6n_dEVpgUmLjl7hDNjloxHlGqReioH8D90jyvUtg/viewform
Please contact massied@oclc.org for more information about submitting a new request form translation. Plus a quick shoutout to Dzintra Lacsis of Brandeis for supplying the 13th template (in Latvian)!
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Cordially,
Dawn Mick
Access Services Department Head
Iowa State University
She/Her/Hers
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