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Dutchess BOCES School Library System: SEAL & ILL

Interlibrary Loan

Interlibrary Loan Options (in procedural order)

“Each member school district and nonpublic school of a school library system shall permit the interlibrary loan of books and other library materials to other members of the school library system or members of other systems with which the school library system has reciprocal agreements, except for materials not otherwise loaned by such member.” NYS Commissioner's Regulations 90.18

Dutchess BOCES SLS

a.  OPALS users - Request titles from the link within your local OPALS catalog

b.  Non-OPALS users - Use the Dutchess BOCES SLS Union Catalog

c.  Contact Kristine Werkheiser, Library Automation Specialist for your userid/password and instructions on how to fill and/or reject ILL request.

SEAL (Southeastern Access to Libraries) - http://seal2.senylrc.org/

a.  If you do not have a login for SEAL contact, Kristine Werkheiser, for the “Create New Account” registration code.

b.   If you are interested in SEAL training, contact Kristine Werkheiser

c.   Before using the SEAL catalog, please familiarize yourself with the Regional ILL Procedures - http://www.senylrc.org/ILL

New York State Library

a.  Contact Rebecca Gerald to request a title from the NYS Library

OCLC

a.  If you are unsuccessful in locating material in OPALS, SEAL, or the NYS Library catalogs, please contact Rebecca Gerald at the SLS office. the SLS has access to WorldShare ILL within OCLC.  In addition to books, the SLS may also be able to obtain professional journal articles.

Medical Requests (MISP)

a.  The Southeastern NY Library Resources Council (SENYLRC)  receives funds from NY State to cover the ILL lending fees for medical topics such as nursing, physical therapy, nutrition, veterinary, clinical, and consumer healt. 

b.  Medical related requests, including journal articles, that are not available through the Dutchess BOCES SLS Union or SEAL, can be requested through MISP, contact Kristine Werkheiser

Courier Schedules

a.  Available on the SLS website:  https://dcboces.libguides.com/sls/courier

SEAL

SouthEastern Access to Libraries

SEAL is Southeastern’s resource sharing platform. It connects libraries of all types in the Southeastern N.Y. region—encompassing Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, and Ulster counties—and allows them to easily share books, DVD’s, and other resources.

Access SEAL at seal.senylrc.org 

Learn more about how to use SEAL on the SENYLRC libguide at:

 https://libguides.senylrc.org/SEAL

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Worldcat

Find in a library with WorldCat

To find articles or books not held in the SEAL system, use Worldcat (First Search) and reach out to Dutchess BOCES SLS for processing. We are always here to help.

 

Notes

This notice is posted in compliance with Title 37 C. F. R., Chapter II, Part 201.14
The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted materials.
Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction. One of these specified conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be "used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research". If a user makes a request for or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excess of "fair use", that user may be liable for copyright infringement.
 
This institution reserves the right to refuse to accept a copying order if, in its judgment, fulfillment of the order would involve violation of copyright law.
The Videos and DVDs in the Union Catalog are listed for informational purposes only. All Videos and DVDs are subject to copyright law and may be subject to contractual use limitations covering site, term, home use only, etc., which restrict interlibrary lending. Every school district library is cautioned to carefully review all contracts by which it secured copies of such works for any use and loan restrictions and abide by the terms of such contracts.