Resource Sharing Rocks!

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

7. 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

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

13. Resource Sharing = Illinois Libraries

15. go formal or informal

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

20. how do they do it???

22. you are not alone!

23. 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, 2014. Interlibrary Loan 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: v. To allow someone to use something that one possesses They say our books won’t fill the shelf… I got you babe SHARE (Share Holdings And Resources Easily) is a cooperative project to facilitate staff-initiated interlibrary loans among participating Illinois library automation consortia. Use I-Share to search for library materials in Illinois, check the availability of items, and place requests.

24. 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

25. 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 Why Resource Sharing Rocks!

26. 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

27. 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

28. ILLiad users

30. e-book consortia & schools

31. affordable & easy access for school libraries

32. Meeting the needs of Illinois’ diverse automation landscape

33. Let’s talk collections

35. scoping for schools

36. eRead Illinois Membership Fee Elements

37. example eRead Illinois fees for schools

39. Questions? Contact us! ereadillinois@railslibraries.info http://www.railslibraries.info/resource-sharing/ebooks

44. Veronda J. Pitchford Project Director, eRead Illinois Director of Member Development & Resource Sharing 630.734.5119 or veronda.pitchford@railslibraries.info