> ***As a librarian, I can tell you that InterLibrary Loan is for requests > for specific articles from specific publications... you normally have to > supply exact dates and pages: ```````````````````` Maybe we are using an incorrect title for the service? I have used InterLibrary "Loans" to have reels of micro-filmed newspapers brought in for me to peruse. There *is* a small rental fee involved, so maybe InterLibrary Loan is not the correct term. Carol, do you know what this rental service is called? Leslie (Bridges) Kohler

***I stand corrected... you are right that ILL can be used to borrow reels of microfilm, and some libraries may charge for doing this. I had the impression that the person was expecting ILL to provide copies of the articles, but I may have been mistaken about that. I said what I did because we often get requests like this: "I need a copy of the obituary of my great-grandfather. He died in 1898 in Chicago." We have to explain to them that they first need to work with a Reference Librarian to identify the newspapers from Chicago covering that time period, and then request reels of a specific title--or if they want just a copy of the obit, to either get a citation or specify the exact date. Sorry I wasn't clearer. At 11:02 AM 3/4/2005, you wrote: >>***As a librarian, I can tell you that InterLibrary Loan is for requests >>for specific articles from specific publications... you normally have to >>supply exact dates and pages: >```````````````````` >Maybe we are using an incorrect title for the service? I have used >InterLibrary "Loans" to have reels of micro-filmed newspapers brought in >for me to peruse. There *is* a small rental fee involved, so maybe >InterLibrary Loan is not the correct term. Carol, do you know what this >rental service is called? > >Leslie (Bridges) Kohler > > > >==== NYERIE Mailing List ==== >To contact the List Administrator: Dick Rose <dtrose@cox.net> >See the Archived Messages at: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ > >============================== >Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for >ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: >http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx

Interlibrary loan is the right term for both services: requesting a photocopy of a specific article (for which you supply title, exact date, etc.) and requesting a specific reel of microfilm (such as two weeks of the Buffalo News). Hope this helps! On Fri, 4 Mar 2005, ~~Leslie~~ wrote: > > ***As a librarian, I can tell you that InterLibrary Loan is for requests > > for specific articles from specific publications... you normally have to > > supply exact dates and pages: > ```````````````````` > Maybe we are using an incorrect title for the service? I have used > InterLibrary "Loans" to have reels of micro-filmed newspapers > brought in for me to peruse. There *is* a small rental fee involved, > so maybe InterLibrary Loan is not the correct term. Carol, do you > know what this rental service is called? > > Leslie (Bridges) Kohler > > > > ==== NYERIE Mailing List ==== > To contact the List Administrator: Dick Rose <dtrose@cox.net> > See the Archived Messages at: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ > > ============================== > Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for > ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx > > -=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=- Webmaster: Cynthia Van Ness, MLS -- roots AT bfn DOT org Buffalo Roots: Genealogy & Family History in Buffalo, NY http://www.buffaloresearch.com/roots.html