DOCLINE Update
Mexico (Region 21) joins DOCLINE
During the DOCLINE update at MLA, NLM announced the creation of Region 21, Mexico, following on the success of Region 20, Canada. The NN/LM South Central Region, housed at the Houston Academy of Medicine - Texas Medical Center Library, will serve as Region 21's Regional Medical Library in its initial phases.
A core group of Mexican health sciences libraries received DOCLINE training in May, right after the MLA meeting. These libraries will enter their serials holdings data into SERHOLD, construct routing tables, and join EFTS (their loan charges will be handled in US dollars). We expect that they will be looking for reciprocal borrowing partners; libraries who have a need for Spanish clinical journals might find this an attractive opportunity to join with these libraries. We do not anticipate that they will join FreeShare at this time. To see a list of libraries that have joined, search DOCUSER for 'Region 21' and 'DOCLINE participant'.
DOCLINE 1.6
The next DOCLINE release, expected by the end of June, will include the following:
- You will be able to order documents from the OLD MEDLINE file using the OLD MEDLINE UI (Unique Identifier). Use the borrower Unique Key for DOCLINE requests; use the Gateway for Loansome Doc.
- Almost 200 libraries have signed up for SERHOLD to OCLC batch update that will automatically transfer SERHOLD holdings data into OCLC. NLM will start pulling data on July 4. More information about batch update, including the NLM FAQ, What is SERHOLD to OCLC Update?, is available at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/services/faqdocline.html#serholdbatchupdate.
DOCLINE 2.0
Programming for the next major DOCLINE release is underway. A team of DOCLINE and NN/LM personnel have been working for over a year to redesign DOCUSER. Screen shots showing the redesign were featured at the DOCLINE update at MLA. When this phase is completed, staff will begin work redesigning Requests. That step will consider new ways to route requests, perhaps by delivery or format preference and library group.
EFTS & NTIS Deposit Accounts
When you sign up for EFTS, your NLM bills will no longer be handled through NTIS. If you have a deposit account with NTIS, you will need to contact NTIS directly for a refund. These funds will not be transferred to EFTS automatically. JK