[Genealib] Re: OCLC tapes

[Dusty Gres]

OCLC is not necessarily up-to-the-minute in the listings.  Deletions, lost
or missing items may still be listed and not have been removed until another
update.  Items in branches are listed in the overall system database and
while they are in the OCLC may not be available for ILL.  Items in the OCLC
catalog may not be available for lending because they are reference or new
or a non-circulating item and that is not indicated in the OCLC listing.
Sometimes items are placed on reserve if others have them checked out but
not all of them and not always.  It depends upon the lending library's
policies; determining those things are a function of both your own library's
ILL office and the lending library's ILL office. Although you might specify
in your request that if possible and fitting in with policy, you would like
to be placed on a reserve list.
Many reasons!!
Dusty Gres


Dusty Gres, Director 
Ohoopee Regional Library System
Hdq: Vidalia-Toombs County Library
610 Jackson Street
Vidalia, GA 30474
PH: (912) 537-9283
FAX: (912) 537-3735
EMAIL: gresd at ohoopeelibrary.org
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"Common sense and a sense of humor are the same thing, moving at different
speeds. A sense of humor is just common sense, dancing." William James
 
-----Original Message-----
From: genealib-bounces at mailman.acomp.usf.edu
[mailto:genealib-bounces at mailman.acomp.usf.edu] On Behalf Of Jan Dean
Sent: Monday, January 14, 2008 12:58 PM
To: genealib at mailman.acomp.usf.edu
Subject: [Genealib] Re: OCLC tapes

A few weeks ago, the librarian at the Mid-Continent Library mentioned they
have audio tapes they would like to lend. I checked OCLC, found several
tapes at Mid-Continent I was interested in, and requested them thru my
library here. Last week, I received email messages from my ILL dept. that
none of these tapes were available. Can someone please explain why the tapes
are shown in OCLC to be at Mid-Continent, but apparently are not there?
Also, when a book or tape is requested through ILL and it isn't available at
that time, is it put on some sort of list and then shipped when it's
available?

Many thanks,
Jan Dean (who is not a librarian but believes all librarians deserve a
special place in heaven)

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