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I have received more information about the courier service from Texas State Library. TSL DOES NOT plan to reduce its ILL courier subsidy - will remain at $900 for Amigos TExpress program. Also, TSL stated that Amigos DOES NOT plan to raise its rates for next year. So the cost difference would be $2450 for service 5 times a week (Amigos) versus $1424.28 for service 2 times a week (Edge Logistics). The Edge Logistics might be a good option for libraries that don't need ILL courier services as frequently as 5 times a week, and both services might not be cost effective for libraries that don't handle many ILL requests. I apologize for the confusion! 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] _____ From: Kam McEvoy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2007 3:59 PM To: CTLS-L ([email protected]) Subject: Gauging interest in an ILL courier consortium which provides deeper discounts than Amigos TExpress for twice weekly pickups 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]
