INTERLIBRARY
LOAN IMPLEMENTATION TASK FORCE
The Texas State Library and Archives Commission
contracted with Bibliographical Center for Research to conduct
a thorough analysis of interlibrary loan and resource sharing
services in Texas. It is clear that if the current funding
restrictions in Texas persist (i.e. no significant increase
in LSTA funding and no increased funding support from the
state) while at the same time the volume of interlibrary loan
requests continues
to increase each year, TSLAC will be unable to continue to
support the current model of funding staff that provides interlibrary
loan service for a significant number of public libraries
in the state.
The combined challenge of improving service
to patrons and reducing the service cost offers the Texas
library community an opportunity to set new goals for service
and to implement a new resource sharing model. View the final
report of the Texas Resource Sharing Study conducted by
the Bibliographic Center for Research (BCR).
The Texas Resource Sharing Study has outlined several models
and pilot projects for interlibrary loan in Texas. The Texas
State Library and Archives Commission has put together an
Interlibrary Loan Implementation Task Force to evaluate the
models and suggest possible pilot projects.
Resource
Sharing Study Quick Fact Sheet
About Bibliographic Center for Research (BCR) (Word Document -
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Interlibrary
Loan Implementation Task Force Members
Interlibrary
Loan Implementation Task Force Charge and Timeline
Meeting
Minutes
The
Texas Resource Sharing Study developed goals based on their
findings (Part 3 of Study). The ILL Implementation Task
Force took those goals and revised them to better fit the
goals of Texas. (Word Document
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We welcome comments regarding the Texas Resource Sharing
Study or the future of interlibrary loan in Texas.
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