Dear Colleagues, Due to the increased cost of shipping due to higher fuel prices, the libraries of the Harvard College Library -- including Widener Library (OCLC: HLS), Cabot Science Library (OCLC: CLS, MCS), and Harvard-Yenching Library (OCLC: HMY) -- will be raising the fee for book loans to international locations through interlibrary loan.
Effective March 1, 2009, the international loan fee will be $45. Additionally, fees for international locations that have average FedEx shipping charges over $28 will increase to cover those costs. Libraries from these locations will be asked to agree to pay all shipping costs based on the estimated FedEx international rate before any materials are shipped. We appreciate our lending business with the international interlibrary loan community, and regret any inconvenience that this price increase may entail. The Harvard College Library however is committed to sharing its resources with the global research community, and we hope that our new fees will allow us to continue to do so even during these trying economic times. Thank you, Tom Bruno Head of Interlibrary Loan Widener Library of the Harvard College Library Harvard University _______________________________________________ ARIE-L mailing list Mail the list at [email protected] Unsubscribe at http://www.arie-l.org#subscribers Archive at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
