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-----Original Message----- From: Deborah Littrell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2008 1:06 PM To: Pat Tuohy (E-mail); [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: Christopher Jowaisas; Stacey Malek Subject: question on CTLS list Pat and staff: The following question was discussed on the CTLS list and was brought to my attention with a question about system membership rules: >I am interested to know if your libraries charge patrons for Interlibrary >Loans, and if so, how much you charge. I would appreciate any and all >feedback. We currently charge $2.00 per item, but since it costs more >than that to mail the ILLs, we are considering going up on that fee. 13 TAC 1.72 (parts a and b) say the following: ยง1.72 Public Library Service (a) Library services must be provided without charge or deposit to all persons residing in the local political subdivisions which provide monetary support to the library. These library services include the dissemination of materials or information by the library to the general public during the hours of operations of all library facilities. In this context, library services include the circulation of any type of materials, reference services (locating and interpreting information), use of computers to access information sources, databases, or other similar services, and admissions to the facility or any programs sponsored or conducted by the library. (b) The following charges are permitted at the discretion of the library's governing authority: reserving library materials; use of meeting rooms; replacement of lost borrower cards; fines for overdue, lost, or damaged materials in accordance with local library policies; postage; in-depth reference services on a contractual basis; photocopying; printing; telefacsimile services; library parking; service to nonresidents; sale of publications; rental and deposits on equipment; and charges for the use of materials and machine-readable data bases not owned by the library, major resource center, or regional library system for which the vendor or supplier has charged a borrowing fee. Please note that a library does not charge a fee for ILL service; they may charge for postage (cost recovery) or cost recovery if the lender charges a fee for the ILL. While it may seem a small distinction, it is an important concept. I would appreciate you passing this information along on your list. Thank you. Deborah Littrell Director, Library Development division Texas State Library and Archives Commission PO Box 12927 Austin, TX 78711-2927 512-463-5456 512-463-8800 fax [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ ctls-l mailing list ctls-l@ctls.net http://ctls.net/mailman/listinfo/ctls-l_ctls.net
