Transforming the Library:

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Chapter III: Methodology

ABSTRACT

ILL Manager is a complete interlibrary loan system designed and marketed by the Research Libraries Group, Inc. Based on the ISO ILL protocols, ILL Manager can function as a distributed peer-to-peer system, sending and tracking requests directly with partners that also operate on an ISO-compliant system, server to server. ILL Manager can also trade requests with partners still residing on the centralized OCLC and RLIN ILL systems by sending protocol messages through ISO-compliant gateways to those systems. Users of ILL Manager search any Z39.50 compliant catalog, transfer bibliographic data into an ILL workform, and send protocol-compliant requests to virtually any resource-sharing partner. By achieving one workflow for all ILL transactions and automating many routine procedures, ILL Manager has potential for greatly reducing ILL unit costs.     

Chapter VII: Decision Rules for Access

ABSTRACT

The Interlibrary and Document Delivery Services Department of the Randall Library at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington has been an active user of Innovative Interfaces Inc.'s ILL Module. Our association started with beta testing in the winter of 1994 and it continues today with release 2000. Since our first use of this module, UNCW has processed around 42,500 borrowing requests. This article reviews the use of the III ILL Module five years later.     

Taking Interlibrary Loan and Document Delivery to New Frontiers Using Relais ILL

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Relais International Inc. would like to take this opportunity to introduce our latest product, Relais ILL. Instructional technology stands out amongst the array of products we have to offer as this product has been designed with the smaller library and interlibrary loan department in mind. Relais interlibrary loan combines the sophistication and automation of Relais Enterprise with ease of installation and implementation. Relais interlibrary loan is ideal for a wide range of libraries that are looking to streamline and automate their interlibrary loan operations.

For a cost-effective and integrated solution to your request management needs, use Relais ILL.

Use Relais ILL: to automatically search a range of catalogs via Z39.50 and use the results to automatically build a routing list; requests are sent out automatically, as ISO interlibrary loan transactions to libraries in the order you specify; stay in touch with patrons using predefined messages or create your own message on the fly.

The task of delivering documents between sites has always been a staff intensive undertaking for libraries due to physical distance, searching for locations for the requested document, availability of the requested document, as well as many other potential obstacles. Relais International Inc. is striving to overcome these barriers by offering swift and efficient Document Delivery and Interlibrary Loan. Relais ILL's features include high levels of automation, tracking of requests, patron communication, and a plethora of possibilities to help simplify the interlibrary loan process.     

维基媒体基金会运营机制与思想基础探析

作为Web2.0的标志性应用之一,维基百科的成功依赖于维基媒体基金会的大力支持。本文试图通过分析维基媒体基金会运营机制,探究基金会中体现的思想,为其他Web2.0站点的运营和我国公益事业的运作提供借鉴。     

阿波罗集团--美国盈利性高等教育机构的一个范例

创建于1976年的阿波罗集团在短短的20年间，发展成为美国最大的盈利性高等教育系统。介绍了阿波罗集团的发展轨迹，分析了它不同于传统高等教育机构的特点，并对阿波罗集团的产生和发展提出了一些思考。     

From Clutter to Cash

Abstract

In 2003 the University of Maryland's Engineering and Physical Sciences Library conducted a pilot project selling gift books on the Internet resulting in gross sales totaling $9,326, a net profit of $6,917, for only 96 calculated staff hours. This article describes this project from inception through conclusion summarizing the detailed processes needed to get started and make it profitable, while also giving step-by-step advice on running an online book sale. After 3 years of operation (over $18,000 in sales), the project came to an end when the Library Administration Earned Income Committee recommended retail sales such as this not be part of the libraries' mission.     

聚光科技科学仪器差异化创新战略探讨

聚光科技通过差异化创新,实施人才战略,摆脱跟随模仿,实现技术创新,在科学仪器领域中取得了显 著的成绩。文章重点介绍聚光科技差异化创新战略的内涵、具体的措施、取得的成效等,最后提出差异化创新对聚光 科技的发展所产生的作用,带来的启示。     

Traveling the World with Outstanding International Children’s Literature

In 2005, the United States Board on Books for Young People (USBBY) and the Children’s Book Council, Inc. (CBC) formed a committee to evaluate, select and publicize books of exceptional quality which were originally published outside of the United States and subsequently released by an American publisher. This article offers brief annotations of the 2006 and 2007 Outstanding International Children’s Book Award winners for the K–2 age group—17 titles from nine different countries. In addition, the work of USBBY and the CBC, Inc., is briefly explained.