Kick Start the New EFTS Platform

If you haven't already seen it, here's the latest update on the EFTS re-make by MLA.

> Be sure to sign up for a NEW EFTS user agreement, so they know if they will have the minimum number of participating libraries to make the new program viable and sustainable.

Kickstart the New EFTS Platform! On May 22, 2019, the University of Connecticut Health Center (UCHC) informed EFTS users that UCHC would regretfully cease EFTS operations on December 31, 2019, a date later extended to December 31, 2020. This announcement has understandably created major concerns for the many libraries that depend on the EFTS service. Since this announcement, MLA, UCHC, and NLM have collaborated on an MLA solution to launch a new and enhanced EFTS platform. UCHC has agreed to extend the current EFTS operations until MLA’s EFTS platform is operational, to ensure a continuity of service. MLA has developed the specifications of a new Electronic Funds Transfer System (EFTS) platform. MLA will proceed with actual development and implementation if a minimum of 750 users sign up for the new platform by January 10, 2020, to “crowdfund” it. Learn about the new platform features, enhancements, and fees. You can request that we send you an EFTS User Agreement for you to review and sign. We are delighted to have the opportunity to ensure the sustainability of EFTS, a platform many of you depend on for your interlibrary loans. For more information, please contact Kevin Baliozian, MLA executive director.

NNLM Delivery is a Free Article Exchange Service for NNLM Members

• NNLM Delivery is a free document delivery service for members of the NNLM.
• This service enables libraries to send links to ILL articles they lend, rather than emailing large attachments.
• NNLM Delivery can also be used to support local electronic document delivery.

The National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Middle Atlantic Region (NNLM MAR) upgraded MARDelivery, their free document delivery, storage and retrieval service. The new platform, NNLM Delivery, will be extended to ALL NNLM Members.  Not just for the Middle Atlantic Region anymore!

From what I understand, it’s similar / equivalent to the OCLC tool used by some larger libraries to send ILL articles with a link and a password rather than file attachments.    After you upload files, NNLM Delivery saves them for only 3 weeks.   The file storage is temporary—which is what you want for ILL.

Watch this NNLM Delivery Info Session video for more information:    

The session covers the background and purpose of NNLM Delivery and how to use it along, including a demonstration.   They also explain how to sign up to use the service by connecting your personal NNLM account (used for CE classes) to your member library account.  You may already be signed up!

The presenters, Michelle Burda and Hannah Sinemus, are careful to note that NNLM Delivery does NOT replace Docline, or LinkOut, or Loansome Doc.  NNLM Delivery is NOT a method for requesting articles.

Although my normal process of sending ILL articles is to email attachments, the NNLM Delivery service could be very helpful when sending large files that might be blocked by the borrowing library’s network, or even my own.

NNLM Delivery Service

                FAQ

                Terms of Service

                NNLM Copyright

                NNLM Delivery User Guide