As a small college with a limited budget, we do tell students to buy books and articles. We have told students that we do not buy certain types of materials since they do not fit our collection policy. If they cannot borrow it, they will have to buy it. Also, libraries have been charging for ILL for years. If there is a fee over our limit, we ask students if they are willing to pay the price being asked by another library. Our ILL Department tries to obtain the material at no cost to the student, but that is not always possible. If that became a necessity here, I would look at a streaming fee being not much difference than charging students a lab fee.
Eileen Karsten Head of Technical Services Donnelley & Lee Library Lake Forest College 555 N. Sheridan Road Lake Forest, IL 60045 [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> 847-735-5066
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