According to NLM statistics reported at the Medical Library Association Annual Meeting in 2006, email delivery in DOCLINE has jumped from 4.5% to 44.51% in only 3 years. Do you want to start using email or web delivery of documents to your patrons? Is your scanner on its last legs, or do you need an upgraded version of the latest software? Three awards of up to $1,500 each are available from the National Network of Libraries of Medicine Pacific Northwest Region (NN/LM PNR) for DOCLINE libraries in AK, ID, MT, OR, and WA. This funding is to support implementation of Internet and/or Web EDD service or improvement of existing EDD services.

Applications can be made through the Electronic Document Delivery for DOCLINE Libraries Award Application web form. Before you fill it out, read the full award announcement at EDD Award Call for Submissions, Fall 2006. Contact Andrea Ryce at 800-338-7657 for more information.

Submissions are due October 1, 2006.

EFTS in the PNR continues to expand with 3 more new members:

WAUHLD
Washington State University
Holland & Terrell Libraries
Joined: 07-03-06

WAUVML
Washington State University
Health Sciences Library
Joined 07-03-06

IDULUK
St. Luke’s Regional Medical Center
Dr. Maurice M. Burkholder Health Sciences Library
Joined: 07-05-06

28% of Pacific Northwest DOCLINE libraries now participate in EFTS.

EFTS (Electronic Fund Transfer System) welcomes the British Columbia Cancer Agency as a participant as of June 20, 2006. The BC Cancer Agency is one of 7 EFTS participants in Canada. They are pioneers in the Pacific Northwest as well: the 6 other Canadian libraries participating in EFTS are all located in either Ontario or Nova Scotia.

There are currently 326 Canadian libraries actively participating in DOCLINE.

Happy Canada Day! - July 1

DOCLINE 2.8 was released today. NLM suggests the following action items to address the enhancements: (more…)

EFTS (Electronic Fund Transfer System) welcomes two new members in the Pacific Northwest Region:

IDUAHB
St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center
Kissler Family Health Sciences Library
Boise, ID
Joined: 05-19-2006

ORUORE
Oregon Health & Science University Library
Portland, OR
Joined: 06-23-2006

Interested in joining? Contact EFTS or Patricia Devine.

Please follow the guidelines posted below when revising your routing table - they are based on recommendations made by NLM and DOCLINE Coordinators from all 8 regions in the Network.

DOCLINE Routing Table Guidelines

1. Individual local, state, and regional consortia members in the lower cells, eg. #1-3

2. Favorite & established lenders in the lower cells, eg. #1-3 (even if they’re part of a library group, such as FreeShare)

3. Any library group added to a table should be placed in a cell on its own or only with those individual libraries than can be expected to be treated equally by the algorithm. This is in order to reap the full benefit of the new routing algorithm.

4. The FreeShare library group can be placed in higher cells (#6-9). Consider placing other library groups in the middle (#4-6) or higher (#7-9) cells.

The latest Technical Bulletin from NLM includes an article by DOCLINE’s Maria Collins:
DOCLINE® 2.7: The Next Generation of Routing. NLM Tech Bull. 2006 Mar-Apr;(348):e8.

Call (1-800-338-7657) or email me rycea@u.washington.edu if you have any questions or need assistance.

~ Andrea