FreeShare - Free Reciprocal Interlibrary Loan Group

FreeShare is a cross-regional DOCLINE Library Group whose members agree to fill DOCLINE requests for affiliated users free of charge on a reciprocal basis. The loan is totally free to the requesting library. Loansome Doc transfers for unaffiliated users must not be sent to the FreeShare Library Group.

Any DOCLINE library - except Borrow-Only Libraries - may ask to be added to the FreeShare Library Group by contacting the DOCLINE coordinator in that library's NN/LM region. Participation in this group is by self-selection. There is no agreement form, regional affiliation, or institutional affiliation required.

FreeShare is not to be confused with FreeForAll (FFA), a collaboration of libraries providing health professionals in developing nations with journal articles. FreeForAll requests must be routed only to participating institutions, and not to FreeShare libraries.

With the availability of routing by Library Group, you can place the FreeShare Library Group directly into your routing table. For best performance, you should place FreeShare, and FreeShare alone, into a cell in your routing table with no other libraries or library groups in the same cell. DOCLINE will then randomly select up to 20 FreeShare libraries that are currently active, own the needed volume, provide the requested delivery method or alternative delivery methods, and provide the requested service level. DOCLINE will route the request to each of the randomly selected libraries until it is completed. By including FreeShare in your routing table, you can tap the collections and services of all libraries participating in FreeShare.

You may place the FreeShare Library Group into any cell in your routing table. Some libraries may prefer to place FreeShare into Cell 1. Others prefer their lower cells to include individual, known libraries that experience has shown provide reliable, efficient service and place the FreeShare Library Group in a higher cell; then if their preferred lenders cannot fill a loan, the request will route to FreeShare.

If you would like to be added to the FreeShare Library Group or if you have any questions about FreeShare, please contact your regional network office at the toll-free NN/LM number, 1-800-338-7657, or one of the regional DOCLINE contacts listed below.

Regional DOCLINE Contacts:

Greater Midwest Region

Irene Williams, Network Services Coordinator, Email Address irenwill@uic.edu, Fax Number 1-(312)996-2226, Phone Number 1-(312)996-8996

Midcontinental Region

James Honour, Wyoming/Member Services Coordinator, Fax Number 1(307)766 2510, Phone Number 1(307)766 6537

Camille Salmond, Regional DOCLINE Support, Interlibrary Loan Supervisor, Phone Number 1(801)581-5282

Middle Atlantic Region

Michelle Burda, Network and Advocacy Coordinator, Email Address mburda@pitt.edu, Fax Number 412-624-1515, Phone Number 412-624-1589

New England Region

Mark Goldstein, Network Coordinator, Fax Number 1(508)956-5977, Phone Number 1(508)856-5964

Pacific Northwest Region

Patricia Devine, Network Outreach Coordinator, Email Address devine@u.washington.edu, Phone Number 1(206)543-8275, Skype Username pat_devine

Pacific Southwest Region

Alan Carr, Acting Associate Director, Email Address acarr@library.ucla.edu, Phone Number 1(310)825-7263

Marco Tamase, Member Services &Technology Assistant, Email Address marco@library.ucla.edu, Phone Number 1(310)206-5633

South Central Region

Ruicha Mishra, Health Professions Coordinator, Email Address ruicha.mishra@exch.library.tmc.edu, Phone Number 1(713)799-7182

Southeastern Atlantic Region

PJ Grier, Network Access Coordinator, Fax Number 1(410)706-0099, Phone Number 1(410)706-2855

National Network of Libraries of Medicine

nnlm.gov

FreeShare - Free Reciprocal Interlibrary Loan Group

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