We’re pleased to accept nominations for the 2019 Rethinking Resource Sharing Innovation Award. Thank you to Atlas Systems for generously sponsoring the $500 cash award and citation. Nominations due May 24 (extended from April 29, 2019). Click for more information.
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Best Practices+ for ILL stat reporting?
How do you define a filled ILL Borrow Copy request? Does it matter if we use different definitions? What other types of stats are worth exploring? Click on the Report Definition link above to read more about this spring 2019…
Welcome our new Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect!
The RRSI Steering Committee welcomes Jen Salvo-Eaton, Head of Resource Sharing & Graduate Student Services at the University of Missouri-Kansas City Libraries, as our Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect. She brings some exciting new perspectives and energy to our efforts. She will be Vice-Chair…
Announcing the 2018 Innovation Award Winners!
NEW ORLEANS, June 25, 2018 —The Rethinking Resource Sharing (RRS) Initiative has announced two winners of the 2018 Rethinking Resource Sharing Innovation Award. They are the IDS Project for IDS Logic, a highly customizable service that significantly enhances interlibrary loan…
Thoughts on the RRSI STAR Checklist #2
The second post in our series of “Thoughts on the RRSI STAR Checklist” comes from ALA RUSA STARS Rethinking Resource Sharing Policies Committee member, Ronnie Broadfoot, on questions 96-100. Q96: ILL staff are careful when scanning to check for quality.…
Thoughts on the RRSI STAR Checklist
Though written with the intention of being as clear as possible, we realize that parts of the checklist may lead multiple interpretations or inspire question and confusion. In order to evolve the STAR Checklist and inspire conversation about innovative ways…
The 2018 Rethinking Resource Sharing Innovation Award: Call for Nominations
The Rethinking Resource Sharing (RRS) Innovation Award recognizes and honors an individual or institution for changes they have made to improve users’ access to information through resource sharing in their library, consortium, state, province or country. The purpose of the…
VIVA Wins 2017 Innovation Award!
CHICAGO, June 24, 2017 —The Rethinking Resource Sharing Initiative has announced that the winner of the 2017 Innovation Award is VIVA, The Virtual Library of Virginia consortium, for its whole e-book interlibrary lending initiative. The consortium was recognized for its…
2017 Innovation Award Nomination DEADLINE EXTENDED TO MAY 1
The Rethinking Resource Sharing (RRS) Innovation Award recognizes and honors an individual or institution for changes they have made to improve users’ access to information through resource sharing in their library, consortium, state, province or country. The purpose of the…
IDS Project Online Learning Institute Wins 2016 Innovation Award
The Rethinking Resource Sharing Initiative has announced that the winner of the Rethinking Resource Sharing (RRS) 2016 Innovation Award is the Information Delivery Service (IDS) Project for its Online Learning Institute, a multi-state collaboration to deliver free online continuing education…