USMAI
Charge for the Circulation Subgroup of the
Resource Sharing Task Group
February 2006 – December 2007

The Resource Sharing Task Group of the University System of Maryland and Affiliated Institutions (USMAI) has been appointed by the Council of Library Directors (CLD) to address issues relating to USMAI resource sharing activities, including patron placed holds, direct borrowing, interlibrary loan and delivery systems.  The RSTG has appointed a Circulation subgroup to assist in the activities that affect Circulation.

This subgroup will be composed of the Chair (who is a member of RSTG); an ITD staff member and five members from the consortium.
 
Specific responsibilities include:

• considering and making recommendations to the RSTG regarding circulation  issues relating to the consortium that arise during the term of appointment of the subgroup;

• reviewing issues relating to circulation that arise as a result of the implementation of future versions of Aleph and making recommendations to the RSTG, as appropriate;

• participating in circulation related ITD work plan priorities as directed by the RSTG; such as:
• patron purge
• patron privacy
• exploring the need for rewriting the Balance Program for Patron Placed Holds;

• partnering with other USMAI groups to improve patron success in getting what they want, such as:
• improving workflows between PPH and ILL
• enhancing messaging to patrons from resource sharing systems at critical junctures;

• considering expanding PPH to include other returnable materials;

• reviewing Circulation agreements annually among all consortium members;

• improving communication on circulation issues within the USMAI; such as suggestions for filtering Rxes from the COI mail reflector; and

• addressing parking lot issues as specified by the RSTG.

Approved USMAI Executive Council February 16, 2006

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