Montana NCIP Home Delivery Report now available

In May 2007, 12 libraries in Montana participated in the WorldCat Delivery pilot. The goal of the pilot was to integrate circulation, interlibrary loan and direct delivery options.

The pilot libraries had the option of sending items directly to requesting users instead of the borrowing libraries; and users were able to send the borrowed items back to the libraries in easy-to-use mailers. We have learned a lot from this pilot about the key components of home delivery. Future OCLC services may incorporate such components as part of a broader end-user delivery solution. Read the Montana NCIP Home Delivery Report for details about the pilot project's process, results, successes and challenges.

(2009 01 19)