Borrowing

How do I suggest material from a collection for digitizing?

Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 03/30/2010 - 11:04am

Material chosen for digitizing must meet certain guidelines. Please contact Access Services to find out if the material you would like to have scanned is eligible.

How can I ensure that patrons can access CRL material from off-campus?

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 10/07/2009 - 10:14pm

Some online resources in the CRL Catalog are restricted to member access only via IP. To enable access to these materials from off-campus locations, we recommend that member institutions take the following steps:

Add CRL hosts, including catalog.crl.edu and dds.crl.edu, to your institution’s Proxy server configuration
On your library Web site, add your proxy prefix to all CRL links, including catalog.crl.edu and www.crl.edu

CRL Systems staff receive a number of support calls about off-campus access. Since each CRL member institution controls their own proxy server, we often have to direct off-campus access questions from end-users to their home institution library. However, we strongly encourage the technical staff in charge of your proxy server to contact us to ensure your proxy server configuration is set for CRL resources. Please refer questions related Proxy server configuration to CRL Systems staff.

Sample configuration for EZProxy Server

T Center for Research Libraries
U http://www.crl.edu
DJ crl.edu
HJ catalog.crl.edu
HJ dds.crl.edu
HJ ecollections.crl.edu
HJ contentdm.crl.edu
HJ images.crl.edu
DJ llmcdigital.org
HJ www.llmcdigital.org

Whom do I contact with problems?

Submitted by Admin User on Fri, 04/03/2009 - 10:27am

You may contact Marie Waltz, Head of Access Initiatives, or the Center at (773)955-4545 ext 267. You may find a detailed staff directory on our website.

How will I be notified of a demand purchase?

Submitted by Admin User on Fri, 04/03/2009 - 10:26am

Once a demand purchase has been received, it will be shipped to your institution after being properly processed. The original request will be used although it may no longer be active in the Resource Sharing system. Should there be any problems with acquiring a demand purchase, the institution will immediately be notified.

How can I check the status of a demand purchase?

Submitted by Admin User on Fri, 04/03/2009 - 10:25am

Please contact the Access Services Department should you have any questions concerning a demand purchase.

What is a Copyright Declaration form (TDF)?

Submitted by Admin User on Fri, 04/03/2009 - 10:22am

The author or institution requires the borrower to sign a TDF (Thesis Declaration Form), also known as a CD (Copyright Declaration). By signing the TDF or CD, the reader agrees to recognize that copyright of the dissertation resides with either the author or the university to which the dissertation was submitted and that the reader will not quote or derive information from the work without prior written consent of the author or university.

How long will a demand purchase take?

Submitted by Admin User on Fri, 04/03/2009 - 10:21am

Turnaround time for demand purchases differs for material, origin, and format.

How do I submit a demand purchase?

Submitted by Admin User on Fri, 04/03/2009 - 10:20am

Requests to the Center for demand purchases are initiated by member ILL offices. To expedite the demand purchase, the ILL office may place a note on the ILL request stating “Please purchase if do not own”.

What is a demand purchase?

Submitted by Admin User on Fri, 04/03/2009 - 10:19am

To meet scholars’ individual research needs the Center purchases materials in three categories on demand (Foreign Doctoral Dissertations, Newspapers, Archival material). As funds permit, requests for demand purchases are honored on a first-come, first-served basis with a maximum expenditure of $2,000 per patron per year. You may find more details on the Demand Purchase Program page.

How do I access an electronic version item?

Submitted by Admin User on Fri, 04/03/2009 - 10:17am

Digitized material which is no longer under copyright may be accessed from our catalog. If the material is under copyright, it is accessible only to our members. Member institutions must register their IP addresses with CRL for access to copyrighted material. Patrons of member institutions may have off campus access of copyrighted material if they have proxy through their institution.