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Resource Sharing
October 2006
Issue: 206

LVIS(Libraries Very Interested In Sharing) Promotes Reciprocal InterLibrary Loan

LVIS (Libraries Very Interested in Sharing) is a nationwide OCLC interlibrary loan reciprocal group in which members agree to share loans and copies with each other at no charge.

Participation in LVIS

Libraries participating in LVIS agree to:

Subscribe to OCLC services as either a Governing Member or Member.
Participate in OCLC resource sharing as a supplier.
Commit to resource sharing with all LVIS members.
Provide loans of all circulating monographic (returnable) items to LVIS members at no charge.
Provide photocopies for a maximum of 30 pages per bibliographic citation to LVIS members at no charge (a cost recovery charge for photocopies exceeding the 30 page limit is permissible and may be determined by the library).
Provide photocopies for a maximum of 30 pages per bibliographic citation to LVIS members at no charge (a cost recovery charge for photocopies exceeding the 30 page limit is permissible and may be determined by the library).

Benefits of LVIS Membership

Greater Workflow Efficiency. Libraries can quickly and easily identify no-charge libraries in OCLC, and therefore, streamline ILL transactions.
Greater Load Leveling. LVIS encourages the strengthening of local ILL networks, which ultimately lessens the lending burden of major research libraries.
Greater Resource Sharing Alternatives. LVIS supplements the Nylink ILL Code by providing a resource sharing option for those libraries that desire an overall no-charge policy for ILL transactions.
Broader ILL Scope. LVIS expands the geographic ILL scope by encouraging interstate borrowing and lending practices.

Access to LVIS Data

LVIS participants access the group holdings via the OCLC ILL Service. Participants, therefore, must either be full OCLC cataloging members or ILL—only OCLC members.

Joining LVIS

Any Nylink member that uses OCLC’s ILL service may join LVIS. To join LVIS, please complete and submit the LVIS membership form. There is a link to the LVIS agreement from the Nylink web site or you can visit it directly at this address: http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/library/who_we_are/OCLC/pdfs/lvis_agr.pdf .

Resource Sharing Contact Information

Please contact Jon Penn, Resource Sharing Librarian at Nylink, with questions. Jon is available via email (pennj@nylink.org) or phone (800-342-3353 / 518-443-5444).