[PADG:697] Re: Campus mail book loan service

[Wes Boomgaarden <boomgaarden.1@xxxxxxx>]

Tyra, et al,

We have had this service for faculty, staff and graduate students for our
campuses at Ohio State for about 25 years as a document delivery service
for general collections materials.  It's very much a successful,
mainstream operation in which requests are placed online for such campus
delivery to offices.  (We do not yet provide such a service for
undergraduates.)

We have used regular-issue campus envelope for most such transactions,
and larger envelopes when necessary. 

Wes

At 12:13 PM 10/7/2005, you wrote:
> I have learned our library is
> starting a Campus Loan Delivery service.  Collections will be
> requested by patrons (only faculty and staff at the point, but we will
> probably be expanding), and delivered to their office on campus via
> campus mail. 
>
> I'd appreciate hearing of any other libraries providing such a service.
> What steps are you taking to protect collections and facilitate safe care
> & handling for items that will travel through campus mail? 
>
> Thanks,
> Tyra Grant
> Head, Preservation Department
> University of Kansas Libraries
> Phone: 785-864-8951  

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Wesley L. Boomgaarden
Associate Professor,
Preservation Officer, and
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Ohio State University Libraries
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boomgaarden.1@xxxxxxx
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