The Internet archive is building a digital library of Internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Like a paper library, they provide free access to researchers, historians, scholars, and the general public. The Archive includes texts, moving images and audio.
At the ILL Center we are searching it to fill text requests that we cannot find through a WorldCat search. An added connection we have is that the Boston Public Library is participating in a scanning program digitizing some pre-1923 books into the Internet Archive. Recently the NOBLE ILL Center filled a request for the book, Historical Markers Erected by the Massachusetts Bay Colony . The book request was make through OCLC as a request to the Boston Public Library. Boston scanned the book and and it now appears in the Internet Archive for others to look at or download. The initiative at Boston Public Library is referred to as “scan on demand” and there will be more information on this as they set in in place.
The Rethinking Resource Sharing initiative is an as hoc group that advocates for a revolution in the way libraries conduct resource sharing. Want to learn more? http://www.rethinkingresourcesharing.org/
From A Manifesto for Rethinking Resource Sharing. “If libraries want to expand and promote information accessibility, and to continue to be valued resources, we believe that libraries must improve their information delivery system. Aligning resource sharing workflow, collection policies, and discovery-delivery systems by significantly reducing service barriers and cost, and offering user service options are critical pieces that promote information access”
The NOBLE ILL Center in Danvers will have its annual Spring ILL meeting on May 15th.
It’s a once a year chance to talk about Regional ILL service, update
ILL’ers on new developments, solve problems and continue the “get them
what they want” philosophy.
Scott Kehoe,from NMRLS staff, will give an update on MassCat and it’s
potential role in Regional ILL.
This year the ILL meeting will combine with the NMRLS Delivery Committee
to include information and updates on delivery issues. We’ll talk about
Delivery Services with the NMRLS staff,including Greg Pronevitz and the
Delivery Committee. Here is an opportunity for discussion of labeling,
banding, sending fragile packages, communication and packing bins. The
Regional offices and the committee want your input.
Staff involved only in Delivery issues may attend the meeting from 11:00-12:00.
The meeting will be 10:00-12:00 with refreshments at 9:30 at the NOBLE
Offices in Danvers.
ILL Spring Open House Powerpoint- Rethinking Resource Sharing
This is an article in the September 2007 Searcher titled, “Beyond Worldcat: finding that elusive item” by Deborah Liptak.