From the January 2025 SEAL Newsletter...
We are pleased to announce that we have a newly revised Inter-library Loan Code for the region! Last fall, Southeastern’s Regional Inter-library Loan Committee (RIC) shared a draft of a proposed update to our code. After an open comment period, this draft was shared with and approved by all of our regional library systems.
Our new code is derived from ALA's 2023 Inter-library Loan Code, with some exceptions and provisions specific to our region. The new code includes a variety of changes, many of which focus on the importance of communication between borrowing and lending libraries. The code also includes additions that reflect commonplace ILL practices such as: consulting borrowers when sending unpublished versions of articles, providing supplementary materials to articles when possible, paying attention to any notes in borrowing requests, and letting borrowing libraries know they shouldn't clean or repair materials belonging to another library.
You can find a PDF of the updated code here. We also have a document available that summarizes each of the changes made to the code. If you have any questions about the update, please contact kelsey@senylrc.org for assistance.
This half-day conference will feature presentations in all capacities of banned and challenged books and programs. The event includes two breakout sessions with a choice of presentations from academic, school and public librarians followed by lunch and the keynote speaker Jeff Trexler, Interim Director, Comic Book Legal Defense Fund. The cost per person is $25. The registration and payment deadline is April 19, 2024. Registration is mandatory for this half-day conference. In addition to Frontline approval to complete your registration and payment sign up with Southeastern at https://senylrc.regfox.com/banned-books-symposium-2024.
This Symposium is in partnership with Southeastern New York Library Resources Council, Ramapo Catskill Library System, Mid-Hudson Library System, Mount Saint Mary College, SUNY New Paltz and BOCES School Library Systems of Dutchess, Orange-Ulster, Rockland, Sullivan, and Ulster.
