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Interlibrary
Loan - Service Update
The University of Florida Smathers
Libraries' Interlibrary Loan (ILL) service continues to improve in offering
its users the best possible service. Our turnaround time for getting materials
for users has much improved with the implementation of the Distance Learning
Library Initiative (DLLI) state courier. With this courier, which picks
up and delivers on a daily basis to Library West, we have been able to
obtain materials much faster from the State University System (SUS) institutions
and other Florida libraries. Materials that formerly took a week or more
now are delivered in a couple of days.
In addition to the ILL print and
Web forms, users may now submit interlibrary loan requests via WebLUIS
and LUIS. The WebLUIS SUS ILL request forms give users a more convenient
way to submit ILL requests. The benefits of the WebLUIS SUS ILL request
forms to users are:
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Submission of ILL requests can be made
while in a WebLUIS database without having to fill in the citation information
(i.e., General Academic Index)
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Submission of a "blank" ILL request
form where the user fills in the citation information is also available
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Patrons will save time in submitting
their requests because they will not have to complete a hand-written form
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A copy of the request that the user
submits is sent to the user's email address; so that he/she has a record
of what's been ordered via ILL
Because receiving ILL requests via
the WebLUIS catalog will greatly benefit library users and staff, the Interlibrary
Loan office will be promoting the WebLUIS SUS ILL form as the ILL form
of choice.
During the Fall semester, we will
be encouraging users to try the new forms and to provide us with feedback.
David Fuller
Interlibrary Loan Librarian
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