Re: [lace] Borrowing lace books from Inter-Library Loan
I have an excellent library and the librarian is very good about searching out books on interlibrary loan. I routinely get books from other states. Usually they are free. Sometimes the librarian calls me and tells me that she has exhausted all the free sources and tells me that the book is available from some source that will cost $10 or $15. Other times she calls first and asks me to set a dollar limit on how much I am willing to pay for borrowing the book before she starts looking on the non-free sites. Sometimes she can't get the book at all. It is considered to be a fee, not a donation. Devon In a message dated 9/10/2013 10:03:10 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, jeria...@aol.com writes: The fees Susan Hottle mentions might be because her library is not funded to cover these special requests. In some places they are funded by proceeds from local property taxes, school tuition, and that sort of thing. Thank you for this information, Susan. Have others on Arachne used Interlibrary Loan? What has been your experience? I did all my research on this subject for you all at the Maine State Library in our state capitol at least 15 years ago, and they even had a list of the countries where it was available. I am interested in how you can study the history of lace and the women who made it. Scholars and authors of books rely on this resource. If you pay a fee, is it considered a contribution to the library that will qualify to be claimed on your itemized income taxes in the U.S., Susan? Feedback, please, from others of our 1,000+ members. Jeri Ames in Maine USA Lace & Embroidery Resource Center -- In a message dated 9/9/2013 6:21:20 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, hottl...@neo.rr.com writes: Just wanted to follow up on comments from Jeri & Pene. While ILL is a great resource, it should be noted that the books requested are not always available nor free! My library quoted me a $20 ILL "borrowing fee"--per book & NOT a refundable deposit--twice this summer. Other titles were simply not available whatsoever. You can help your library fulfill a request by providing the OCLC number found at www.worldcat.org.Sincerely, Susan Hottle! - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] Borrowing lace books from Inter-Library Loan
I have been a user of inter-library loans for quite some time. I've used both university inter-library loans and municipal ones. In NSW where I live there is a charge for using both. The university ones are part of a research budget and I've never seen an account for these. Most recently ie since 2000 or there abouts many books are now scanned and freely available over the web as are journal articles so that need is no longer really there. The municipal ones do incur a small charge, the most recent one cost me a princely sum of $2. Anna from a sunny cool Sydney where the bushfire season has already started! - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace] Basket & Casket follow-up
Hello All! Susan Elliott has just returned from Scotland & posted CLOSE UP photos from the Burrell Collection on her blog. http://plays-with-needles.blogspot.com/ Mon & Tues Sept 9th & 10th posts are eye-popping! Exquisite needlelace on a mirror frame--oh my!! Sincerely, Susan Hottle, Erie, PA USA - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] Borrowing lace books from Inter-Library Loan
I chose to live in Illinois because of the great library systems. I'm in Alton IL and my library is Hayner. They've recently combined library districts and I think I can now borrow from any library in the southern half of the state. That's just regular transactions. ILL is wider ranging (I think I borrowed a book from Lawrence, KA) and is free. And my librarians love to get to put the system through its paces. However, many school (college) libraries are not available through Hayner. For those books, I'm taking classes at a local community college and use their ILL, also free. Cynthia On Sep 10, 2013, at 9:02 AM, jeria...@aol.com wrote: > Feedback, please, from others of our 1,000+ members. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] Borrowing lace books from Inter-Library Loan
The fees Susan Hottle mentions might be because her library is not funded to cover these special requests. In some places they are funded by proceeds from local property taxes, school tuition, and that sort of thing. Thank you for this information, Susan. Have others on Arachne used Interlibrary Loan? What has been your experience? I did all my research on this subject for you all at the Maine State Library in our state capitol at least 15 years ago, and they even had a list of the countries where it was available. I am interested in how you can study the history of lace and the women who made it. Scholars and authors of books rely on this resource. If you pay a fee, is it considered a contribution to the library that will qualify to be claimed on your itemized income taxes in the U.S., Susan? Feedback, please, from others of our 1,000+ members. Jeri Ames in Maine USA Lace & Embroidery Resource Center -- In a message dated 9/9/2013 6:21:20 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, hottl...@neo.rr.com writes: Just wanted to follow up on comments from Jeri & Pene. While ILL is a great resource, it should be noted that the books requested are not always available nor free! My library quoted me a $20 ILL "borrowing fee"--per book & NOT a refundable deposit--twice this summer. Other titles were simply not available whatsoever. You can help your library fulfill a request by providing the OCLC number found at www.worldcat.org.Sincerely, Susan Hottle! - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
