Resource Sharing Rocks! ISLMA Mini Conference Lake Park High School-East Campus Roselle, Illinois March 1, 2014

What is RAILS? Reaching Across Illinois Library System RAILS serves more than 1,500 academic, public, school and special libraries in northern and western Illinois RAILS was formed by the merger of five library systems on July 1, 2011

RAILS Population: 7,886,400 26,926 square miles IHLS Population: 2,248,634 28,141 square miles

Resource Sharing = Illinois Libraries

go formal or informal

Interlibrary loan Lingo ALA form OCLC WorldShare SHARE I-SHARE Share Illinois Interlibrary Loan

how do they do it???

you are not alone!

WorldShare ILL SHARE (IHLS – Polaris) I-Share (CARLI – Voyager) Share Illinois Cher Interlibrary Loan Use I-Share to search for library materials in Illinois, check the availability of items, and place requests. SHARE is a collection of libraries in central and southern Illinois that have joined together to form the largest automation consortium in the country. SHARE (Share Holdings And Resources Easily) is a cooperative project to facilitate staff-initiated interlibrary loans among participating Illinois library automation consortia. OCLC WorldShare Interlibrary Loan is a new service that will replace WorldCat Resource Sharing as part of your existing resource sharing subscription on January 3, Share: v. To allow someone to use something that one possesses They say our books won’t fill the shelf… I got you babe

why ILL rocks for schools expand the resources for teachers and students in your school position the library as a critical informaiton resource for the school model ILL for students – make them research rock stars in their academic future

Why Resource Sharing Rocks! 10. Modeling sharing 9. Increase the number of people you serve 8. Publicizing your library 7. Assisting your teachers with their professional development 6. Previewing items before you purchase 5. Increasing collaboration with the public libraries 4. Growing your value in the eyes of your principal 3. Aligning to core curriculum 2. Saving your district money 1. Seeing your patrons smile because you have met their need! Contributed by RAILS Member Jeanne Lohfink, District Librarian, Beach Park School District #3 in Beach Park, IL

ILLin’ Comments “Interlibrary loan expands student horizons and extends the curriculum.” High School English Teacher “For my students, interlibrary loan is like opening the front door of every library for them to enter and explore.” Social Studies Teacher “You guys are awesomely helpful!” Math Teacher

Teacher Comments “Using interlibrary loan has allowed me to adapt the curriculum to my students’ interests and needs and to pilot books without financial risk. It also allows students to find actual books that address their research topics; students are often surprised that such resources exist and that they are more useful than databases and Google searches. You can take that to the bank.” English Teacher

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Meeting the needs of Illinois’ diverse automation landscape

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eRead Illinois Membership Fee Elements base fee ($250)* population fee collection budget (0.5%) eRead Illinois membership fee

example eRead Illinois fees for schools School NameBase Fee for every library FTE Staff & students Collection Budget 0.5% of collection budget eRead Membership Fee Lisa Simpson Elementary School $250750n/a *$250 (for fte under 1,000) Hello Kitty School District $2501,051$20,392$102$452 Wonder Woman High School $2501,126$7,000$35$385 Batgirl Country Day School $2502,317$44,180$221$571

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Veronda J. Pitchford Project Director, eRead Illinois Director of Member Development & Resource Sharing or