University Daily Kansan, September 13, 1984 Page 11
CAMPUS AND AREA
Interlibrary computer finds books not at KU
By DAN HOWELL Staff Reporter
Students doing research can reach outside the KU libraries to obtain other library books or materials more quickly and precisely than ever, KU library officials said this week.
Most large libraries in the United States have listed parts of their collections in an enormous computer index, said Sandra Brandt, director of interlibrary services.
"It's a huge data base," she said.
"It will tell you what books are owned by library."
Interlibrary loans allow a person to use a book from one library by borrowing it through another library, usually near home.
Brandt said most transactions still would be handled through paper records for many years because of the lowest cost of converting the catalogs.
But with requests for interlibrary
loans increasing at about 14 percent a year for five years, Brandt said, the computer network helps.
She said the computer index carried books acquired since 1976, the year the University began using the system.
Clinton Howard, assistant dean for technical services, said that about 260,000 volumes, about 12 percent of the material were listed on the computer system.
Howard said the computer system made it much easier to pinpoint which libraries owned a book than it was with printed lists.
"If you couldn't find it in the paper directory, you had to guess who might have it," he said.
Brandt said those who wanted to request interlibrary loans should allow a minimum of two to three weeks for items to arrive. Items from within Kansas may arrive sooner because of courier service, but overseas transactions often take two months or more.
SMALL WORLD will meet at 9:15 a.m. at First Presbyterian Church, 2415 W. 3rd St.
ON CAMPUS
Today
A DISCUSSION about microcomputer contracts with Zenith will be at 3:30 p.m. in the auditorium in the Computer Center.
THE UNIVERSITY SENATE will meet at 3:30 p.m. in, woodruff Auditorium in the Kansas Union.
THE KU GERMAN CLUB will meet at 4 p.m. in the Burge Union, Klaus Kuschenmeister, East German author in residence, will discuss "Politics in the German Democratic Republic."
A RICE AND BEAN dinner will be served by Latin American Solidarity at 6 p.m. at Ecumenical Christian Ministries, 1204 Oread Ave.
MARANATHA CHRISTIAN
MINISTRIES will meet at 7 p.m.
in room 301 in Frank R. Burge
Union.
LATIN AMERICAN SOLIDARITY will meet at 7 p.m. in the Cork Room in the Kansas Union
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THEY SHOOT SENIORS, DON'T THEY?
SENIOR YEARBOOK PORTRAITS
Shooting is taking place now in Student Organizations & Activities Office 403 Kansas (Union
MAKE
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POINT:
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Call 864-3728
Photographer hours:
12-8 Mon. & Thurs.
9-6 Tues., Wed., & Fri.
$3.00 sitting fee paid when you purchase a 1984 Jayhawker
THEY SHOOT SENIORS, DON'T THEY
THEY SHOOT SENIORS, DON'T THEY?
tomorrow night
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14th HOCH AUDITORIUM •9 pm
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