I agree with you. You should be able to get unimited books from that library >________________________________ > From: Kelly Pierce <kkellyp@xxxxxxxxx> >To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2012 10:05 PM >Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Paying for ILL > >Here in Chicago, interlibrary loans of books are free, unless the >lending institution charges a fee to the library. However, there may >be a charge for large requests for magazine and journal articles if >the library needs to tap another institution and they charge a fee. > >The University of Illinois has America’s fifth largest library with >more than 12 million volumes. As a taxpayer, I helped pay for this >and believe I should be able to obtain certainly more than a measly >five books a year from this incredible resource. > >Kelly > > > > > >On 1/25/12, Roger Loran Bailey <rogerbailey81@xxxxxxx> wrote: >> I only used interlibrary loan once and there was no mention of a fee. I >> was told that if they had to go out of state for it I would be charged >> for shipping, but they found what I was looking for in state. >> >> On 1/25/2012 10:35 PM, Shelley L. Rhodes wrote: >>> Hi everyone, >>> I am just curious. >>> How many of you have a fee or a charge or a requested donation >>> associated with Interlibrary loans? >>> For many years ours were free, and we could borrow items from across >>> the state. But this year with budgets being cut, we are now, only >>> allowed 5 free ones a year, and then the rest are a $3.00 donation per >>> item, which I consider fair, and told the librarian that when she was >>> talking to me about it. I use the service a lot, I will readily admit. >>> But I was just wondering. Is Pennsylvania catching up to other states >>> in this. >>> Shelley L. Rhodes, M.A. CVRT >>> and Ludden black Labrador Guide Dog. >>> In a library we are surrounded by many hundreds of dear friends >>> imprisoned by an enchanter in paper and leathern boxes. -Ralph Waldo >>> Emerson, writer and philosopher (1803-1882) >> >To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to >bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of >available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line. > > > >