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Charge
Membership
The University of California Interlibrary Loan Advisory Group (IAG) is an all-campus
group reporting to the Resource Sharing Committee (RSC) of the Systemwide Operations
and Planning Advisory Group (SOPAG). IAG is comprised of one representative
from each UC University Library appointed by the University Librarian (or designate)
from the appropriate ILL operational unit; one representative from each UC Regional
Library Facility; and one representative from Stanford University. The Chair
will alternate between the northern and southern campuses, and will serve a
one-year term beginning January 1st. A Co-chair will be elected annually in
preparation for becoming the IAG Chair the following year. In effect, the Chair
guides the Co-chair in becoming the next year's Chair. RSC will appoint a liaison
to the IAG.
Meetings
IAG normally conducts five meetings per year: one autumn meeting which is in
person, three quarterly meetings currently utilizing teleconference call technology,
and one additional meeting which is in person and open to all operations staff.
The 5th meeting may be a joint meeting, hosted alternating between northern
and southern campuses.
Charge
IAG is charged with developing and investigating ways to improve interlibrary
loan and document delivery services on all campuses by taking an active leadership
role and promoting communication and cooperation between UC ILL units and other
groups as appropriate.
Responsibilities include:
- Reviewing and recommending interlibrary loan-related policy to RSC.
- Focusing on procedural issues in resource sharing. Identifying and recommending
ILL procedures that facilitate resource sharing among campuses and filling
requests quickly.
- Identifying and recommending best practices in resource sharing. Identifying
and analyzing barriers to expeditious sharing of materials and recommending
solutions to remove these barriers. This may include identifying new methods
of resource sharing and facilitating movement of materials among the campuses.
- Communicating on UC resource sharing issues with interlibrary services,
circulation, collection development, special collections, technical services,
and other groups as appropriate.
- Investigating issues, fact finding and implementing the recommendations
of the RSC.
- Monitoring national trends in resource sharing
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