See libraries with VCRs (and other Library of Things) on our scatter map! In an age when VHS tapes are becoming more and more obsolete, you may wonder why it would be worth adding a VCR. Ironically, as more movies … Continue reading
Join the Massachusetts Library System and Boston Public Library ILL teams to discuss the latest developments in interlibrary loan. We’ll be covering the inner workings of the BPL’s ILLiad site, as well as Clio in the Cloud, including an upcoming … Continue reading
[Contributed by MLS team member Jeffrey Wolfson] Sometimes in ILL, you come across an Awsum book like Joe Awsum’s Beastmode 2 : blood in. What’s not so Awsum is when there is something sticky that has latched onto it. Here … Continue reading
WorldCat is a wonderful resource, and I don’t know where we’d be without it in interlibrary loan. Most of the member libraries at the Mass Library System rely on it to search for resources of all kinds, so they can … Continue reading
Does your patron need to keep that book, DVD, musical CD, or audiobook just a bit longer? Not all lenders will allow you to renew, but most of them are very accommodating. And it’s easy to submit a renewal request … Continue reading