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The Vehicle…
Resource Sharing
• Information explosion presents challenge of meeting our patron’s information needs.
• Resource sharing is a bonus to collection development.
• Especially important during low funding periods
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The Challenge
•Physical items need transporting
•How to get materials to borrowers and back again to lenders!
TAE/TExpress
• What is it?• What is it?
• Who can use it?
• Benefits
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TAE/TExpress is a closed system low‐cost delivery service established in 1997 to promote resource sharing among libraries. The system now services libraries in Texas, Arkansas, New Mexico, and
Oklahoma.
Northeast Texas Library System
TAE? TExpress?What’s the Difference?
TExpress refers to TexShare members.
TAE refers to the entire network ‐‐ especially those institutions in
Arkansas, New Mexico and Oklahoma.
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Who?
• The service is open to libraries in Texas, Okl h A k d N M iOklahoma, Arkansas, and New Mexico.
….potential growth
• Amigos would love to expand service into A i d L i iArizona and Louisiana.
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Who Are They?
322 participating institutions in 4 states.
Benefits
• $AVE$ money!
Cost not determined by package weight.
…or by distance shipped.
Libraries saved over $312,000 utilizing TAE in 2007!
• Supports Resource Sharing ‐‐ ILL activity increasesincreases
The Texas Panhandle Library System showed a 35 % increase in ILL after just 7 months of service
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Benefits
• Ease of handling
Simple labeling
Less staff intervention
• Not just for ILL items!
Library to library communications
Revolving collections
Shipping items
• Interoffice Envelopes (for documents or photocopies)photocopies)
• Jiffy‐pak type envelopes for books or tapes (at least 10” x 13”)
• Boxes OK for larger items or multiples• Boxes OK for larger items or multiples(under 50 pounds)
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Simple Labeling• The Amigos Label Template, step‐by‐step.
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MARY SMITH
855 LTR
“Where Does it Go?”
• What happens to packages after my driver i k th ?picks them up?
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It’s Like a Wheel
TAE is a “hub and spoke” type of operation. TAE is a “hub and spoke” type of operation.
•• There There are sorting centers located in each hub city.are sorting centers located in each hub city.g yg y
•• A package first travels to the hub city of the sending city for sorting.A package first travels to the hub city of the sending city for sorting.
•• The package The package is is then sent to the hub city of the receiving institution. then sent to the hub city of the receiving institution.
•• The item is then routed to the receiving The item is then routed to the receiving institution.institution.
TAE/TExpress Statistics
Report statistics monthlyd h th f h h f llStatistics due the 10th of the month following service
(especially for Texas libraries who are subsidized)
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What are Statistics?
• Reporting Institution
• Number of items shipped
• Number of items received
That’s it – very simple!!
Choose Level of Service
• 5‐day service
• 2‐day service
Tuesdays and Thursdays.
More cost‐effective for smaller libraries.
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More info…
Please call or email Nye Cooper
800‐843‐8482 x2813
972‐851‐8000 x2813 in the Dallas area
or visit the Amigos website