Kudzu-Ops Mailing List: ASERL Resource Sharing Updates for July 1

[John Burger, ASERL (jburger]

Hey, ASERL-WRLC Resource Sharing folks –

 

I hope everyone is faring reasonably well during this protracted heat wave. 

 

I have two news items to share with you, both going into effect as of July 1, 2024.

 

1. Old Dominion University (VOD) is joining ASERL as of July 1, 2024. 

• As an ASERL member, they will participate in our Reciprocal Resource Sharing agreement, like everyone else.  Please add VOD to your lending strings are suspend any fees for VOD requests.
• Rebecca and I are meeting with their RS team in early July to review our other programming options.  If ODU opts to join the Kudzu group or our Rapid-ILL pod, we will let you know ASAP.
• We will welcome them “in person” at our next RS community call

 

2. For the six libraries using our FedEx contact:  Auburn University will switch to a local FedEx contract as of July 1, 2024. 

• The remaining libraries using the ASERL contract (Tulane, U-Kentucky, U-Memphis, U-Mississippi, Vanderbilt) should only ship items to each other using our account.  Please do not use the ASERL account to ship items to Auburn after this week. 
• To be clear:  Auburn will continue to participate in Kudzu and ship items via FedEx, but the billing will change. 

 

Please let me know any questions.  Thanks!

 

Kind regards,

 

--j.e.b.

 

John Burger, Executive Director

Association of Southeastern Research Libraries (ASERL)

540 Asbury Circle, #316

Atlanta, Georgia  30322

 

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