The “National Maximum Charge” that limited Resource Libraries to charging $11 was removed as a requirement for Resource Libraries in the NN/LM contracts for 2011-2016. The change was effective May 1, 2011. As needed, Resource Libraries may raise ILL fees to recover costs. Primary Access Libraries and Other libraries were already able to charge fees necessary for cost recovery. As always, all charges and provided services must comply with copyright law. (more…)

There are now 214 EFTS members in the Pacific Southwest, representing 63% of our DOCLINE libraries! Here’s a chart showing our growth. (more…)

October 19, 2010, marked the 30 millionth DOCLINE request – and it was filled by one of our Resource Libraries, the Savitt Medical Library of the University of Nevada, Reno. (more…)

There are now 209 EFTS members in the Pacific Southwest, representing 60% of our DOCLINE libraries! Here’s a chart showing our growth. (more…)

In the RML office, we follow changes in our members’ status. Sometimes those changes involve DOCLINE — such as when a DOCLINE library merges with another, when it ceases to participate in DOCLINE, or when the library closes. We have gathered this list to remind other DOCLINE libraries to regularly check their DOCLINE routing tables and remove libraries that are listed as “Closed” or “Not a DOCLINE Library”. (more…)

There are now 206 EFTS members in the Pacific Southwest, representing 52% of our DOCLINE libraries! (more…)

The NN/LM PSR E-Licensing Program is continuing to grow! Join us for an informal meeting at MLA ’09 and read about our activities at SCELC’s Vendor Day and at the MLGSCA technology symposium, Technology in Libraries: Providing Access, Linking Communities. (more…)

The NN/LM PSR E-Licensing Program is now a “go” with two STAT!Ref offers underway. (more…)

We are pleased to announce the NN/LM PSR E-Licensing Program! The following series of questions and answers will help you decide if you would like to participate in this new venture. These questions and answers are also available on the NN/LM PSR web site on the Licensing Electronic Resources page. Please contact Julie Kwan at the RML office if you have any questions. (more…)

Welcome to our new EFTS members! There are now 195 EFTS members in the Pacific Southwest, representing 48.4% of our DOCLINE libraries! In addition, our region now has the second largest number of EFTS libraries; only the Middle Atlantic Region has more. (more…)