New DOCLINE Change to BHSL
Attention All BHSL Members:
New change to BHSL in 2007! As of January 1, 2007, the BHSL hierarchy has been removed from DOCLINE. Libraries may now treat BHSL as a single entity, similar to other library groups in DOCLINE such as Freeshare.
BHSL participants should take a moment to remove the hierarchy number from their DOCLINE Institution Record. To do this, simply:
1. Log in to DOCLINE
2. Click INSTITUTIONS
3. Click UPDATE {your LIBID}
4. Scroll down to “Document Delivery Address” and remove the designation — parentheses, asterisk, and number, for example: (*8)
5. Click yellow SAVE button
For those unaware of the preceding history or concerned by the effect of this change on their library, NN/LM conducted a pilot test in July 2006 to see whether a suspension of the BHSL hierarchy would adversely affect interlibrary lending (ILL) among participants. Network members from both the Middle Atlantic Region and the New England Region were selected, and routing tables were modified where the “BHSL Library Group” was stored separately into one of the cells, absent of any hierarchy. The duration of the pilot test extended over two weeks. Post-test analysis revealed no negative effects on interlibrary lending (ILL) activity. Since the DOCLINE program now incorporates load balancing into the algorithm of its match program, the hierarchy has for the most part outlived its original purpose. Please feel free to contact the MAR offices with any questions regarding this change.
