The article describes the experience of the Library of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of the University of Teramo in using the NILDE (Network of Inter-Library Document Exchange) system. NILDE is a software developed (with open source technology) by the Area of Bologna of the National Council of Research, within the sphere of the BiblioMIME project, aimed at managing, through Web, document delivery transactions between libraries and rendering the exchange of scientific documents more efficient. After briefly clarifying the reference context and the reasons for entering the NILDE network, the results of the experiment carried out during the solar year of 2006 are analyzed. The data relative to the Trial of the “Nilde Utenti” (Nilde Users) module made available with the latest release of the software are illustrated. The adoption of this tool has made it possible to rationalize the document delivery service through the standardization and automation of its operational phases as well as the permanent electronic filing of all the transactions carried out with the possibility of preparing statistics on its use and therefore the constant monitoring of the document delivery activity of the library and measuring the efficiency and effectiveness of the service offered. Having verified that the experience was a positive one, the Library of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine paid its subscription for the NILDE services for the year 2007. It is to be hoped that the system will be extended to other libraries of the University. The experiment carried out at the Library of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine cannot of course be considered complete, seeing as how the situations regarding the document delivery service of various libraries can be quite different and above all considering the fact that the example illustrated refers to a specialized library that is not very large. However we believe that it can represent an interesting experience of rationalization of management of a service to the public that is of the utmost importance in technical-scientific libraries.
L'esperienza con NILDE all'Università di Teramo
Maria Teresa Miconi
2007-01-01
Abstract
The article describes the experience of the Library of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of the University of Teramo in using the NILDE (Network of Inter-Library Document Exchange) system. NILDE is a software developed (with open source technology) by the Area of Bologna of the National Council of Research, within the sphere of the BiblioMIME project, aimed at managing, through Web, document delivery transactions between libraries and rendering the exchange of scientific documents more efficient. After briefly clarifying the reference context and the reasons for entering the NILDE network, the results of the experiment carried out during the solar year of 2006 are analyzed. The data relative to the Trial of the “Nilde Utenti” (Nilde Users) module made available with the latest release of the software are illustrated. The adoption of this tool has made it possible to rationalize the document delivery service through the standardization and automation of its operational phases as well as the permanent electronic filing of all the transactions carried out with the possibility of preparing statistics on its use and therefore the constant monitoring of the document delivery activity of the library and measuring the efficiency and effectiveness of the service offered. Having verified that the experience was a positive one, the Library of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine paid its subscription for the NILDE services for the year 2007. It is to be hoped that the system will be extended to other libraries of the University. The experiment carried out at the Library of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine cannot of course be considered complete, seeing as how the situations regarding the document delivery service of various libraries can be quite different and above all considering the fact that the example illustrated refers to a specialized library that is not very large. However we believe that it can represent an interesting experience of rationalization of management of a service to the public that is of the utmost importance in technical-scientific libraries.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
