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Good afternoon -- Currently, TexShare provides the TExpress program through Amigos, which picks up/drops off interlibrary loan materials 5 times a week, at a subsidized cost of $2450.00 (the price is $3350, and TSL picks up $900 of the cost). Next year, the unsubsidized price will be $100 more, and the TSL subsidy might be less. NETLS (Northeast Texas Library System) has already created a consortium for a cheaper courier service that picks up/drops off twice a week. CTLS members would be piggybacking on their agreement with a courier service called Edge Logistics, soon to change their name to TExpress Packages. They charge $1424.28 per library per year (no TSL subsidies for this service). This courier service works seamlessly with the existing Amigos TExpress program so that you would be able to pick up/drop off materials to libraries using the Amigos courier service as well as the Edge Logistics courier service. More information on TExpress: http://www.texshare.edu/programs/courier/ More information on NETLS courier consortium: http://www.netls.org/Member%20Services/Courier/CourierDefault.htm Please let me know if you are interested in joining this consortium or would like more information. Thanks! Kam Kam McEvoy Electronic Resources Specialist Central Texas Library System, Inc. 1005 West 41st Street Austin, Texas 78756 Phone: (512) 583-0704, ext. 19 Fax: (512) 583-0709 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
