An NCC Report on The Global ILL Framework an initiative of the AAU/ARL/NCC Japan Project

Important Features of The Global ILL Framework Uses the ISO ILL Protocol for communicating ILL requests between the NACSIS ILL and OCLC ILL systems OCLC’s IFM is used to pay fees Makes use of systems all ILL librarians are familiar with Therefore requests are easier for everyone Faculty, Japanese Studies librarians, and ILL librarians alike

Global ILL Framework Update May 2002 GIF Launched Phase I -- photocopies (non-returnables) January 2003 GIF Initiative Moves to NCC for Project Management Early 2003 Testing of procedures for lending of books August 2003 the GIF initiative expanded to Phase II -- the lending of books Summer-Fall 2003 Loan Policy and Z39.50 Access Surveys Completed December 2003 Training Workshops for Japanese ILL Librarians Today 87 Japanese Libraries Participating

Who can join? Any library can join GIF How do you join? First join the Japan Project, its free to join How do you register? Visit the GIF page at Or Japan Project Coordinator, NCC Executive Director, Vickey Bestor at

What if my library only participates in Phase I? Joining Phase II is easy, just fill out an updated GIF Profile at How do we teach our faculty and library colleagues to use GIF? The best place to get started is Sharon Domier’s helpful Introduction to GIF How do we get started requesting materials? The GIF Homepage in Japan contains English and Japanese versions, and other helpful links and data about the project.