[aisle] OCLC

[Ellen Shrader]

I second the Find More Illinois recommendation! My district recently
joined, and we're greatly benefiting from the interlibrary-loan service.

~Ellen Shrader
District Librarian
Knoxville CUSD 202

On Fri, Aug 26, 2022 at 1:31 PM Monica Caldicott via AISLE <
aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> Hi Denyse and other librarians,
> OCLC membership at one time was required by the Illinois State Library to
> receive the annual per capita grant; this is no longer true.
>
> OCLC services (especially MARC records) can be very valuable. However,
> OCLC membership rates are often widely variable, increase a lot each year,
> and can be hard to justify.
>
> One option that my high school library is going to try next year is Find
> More Illinois <https://findmoreillinois.org/>, a statewide shared library
> catalog hosted by RAILS, a regional library system. Shared MARC records.
> Also much less $.
>
> Sincerely
> *~Monica Tolva Caldicott*
> Library Media Specialist
> Vernon Hills High School
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> Vernon Hills, IL 60061
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>
> On Fri, Aug 26, 2022 at 9:06 AM Denyse Eagleson via AISLE <
> aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>
>> I know this has been discussed before, but wanted to ask again!  I am at
>> a high school library, and have continued my subscription with OCLC even
>> though we are no longer a cataloging library.  So, what are some of the
>> best OCLC features utilized by high school libraries or public libraries?
>> --
>> *Denyse Eagleson*
>> *English Teacher, Librarian*
>> *Richland County High School*
>> *Olney, Il 62450*
>> *DEagleson at rccu1.net* <DEagleson at rccu1.net>
>>
>>
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