2005 ILL Guidelines - Purpose Statement

Statewide interlibrary loan is a cooperative mechanism for connecting Wisconsin citizens with needed information and resources that are not available through local libraries or consortia. The goal is to equalize and optimize access to library collections across the state. It is a network of all types of libraries designed to identify, request, and obtain materials for users in a manner responsive to fiscal, logistical, and local concerns.

Interlibrary loan supplements, not replaces, local and consortia collection development and is used to retrieve material outside the scope of the local library's collection. Resource sharing is one tool available to help meet user needs. Interlibrary loan also provides a means by which scarce resources can be stretched by sharing materials rather than having each library duplicate the efforts of others.

July 18, 2005


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