RESOURCE CENTRE MANUAL
HEALTHLINK WORLDWIDE
7.5.5 Reservation
If a user needs material that is on loan, staff might offer to reserve it for them
once it is returned. If a user needs materials that are not held in the resource
centre, staff might offer to include it in the next batch of orders, or borrow it
from another resource centre, and notify them when it has been received.
7.5.6 Inter-library lending
Inter-library lending means one library or resource centre lending materials to
another. It can enable users to obtain materials that are not in their local
resource centre. Inter-library lending is often organised by networks (see
Section 8.3: Networks and networking), although some national libraries will
lend to resource centres for a membership fee or deposit, intended to cover loss
or damage to materials.
It can be very useful to borrow materials through a network. If the network
requires materials to be lent in return, and there is a worry about what might
happen to them, materials could be lent on the basis that they must only be
used in the borrower's resource centre, and not taken away.
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