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Comment #00132 - Scope of the Practice - RP-12-201x_Physical Delivery_draft_for_public_comment_final.pdf

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Comment 132

New (Unresolved)

NISO RP-12-201x, Physical Delivery of Library Resources (draft for public comment) (Revision 0)

Comment Submitted by Deirdre Clarkin 2011-08-18 04:59:34	The draft mentions “third party delivery service” (sect. 2.5), “commercial courier” (sect. 2.9), and “package delivery services” (sect. 4.5.2). None of these terms are defined in the Terms and Conditions section. However, courier service is specifically defined and this left some confusion in our minds as to whether Fed Ex, UPS, or other commercial courier systems are intended to be covered by the draft practice, or not. For example, the National Library of Medicine uses FedEx (2nd day air) for all outgoing interlibrary loan deliveries and suggests returning shipments be insured or registered and return receipt service used. This kind of system has its own unique characteristics – including tracking and insurance – which might be worth specific discussion. I would suggest augmenting the scope (sect 1.2) to clarify exactly what kinds of delivery sytems are included in the draft practice – and perhaps briefly describing the differences between them in a section at the beginning of the document -- including consortial delivery systems, USPS, commercial. Last, I would suggest moving the statement that the packing needs of special collections and archival materials being outside the scope of the document to the actual scope section -- thus moving it from sect. 4.3.1 to sect 1.2 and increasing the visibility of this distinction.

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Deirdre Clarkin
2011-08-18 04:59:34

The draft mentions “third party delivery service” (sect. 2.5), “commercial courier” (sect. 2.9), and “package delivery services” (sect. 4.5.2). None of these terms are defined in the Terms and Conditions section. However, courier service is specifically defined and this left some confusion in our minds as to whether Fed Ex, UPS, or other commercial courier systems are intended to be covered by the draft practice, or not. For example, the National Library of Medicine uses FedEx (2nd day air) for all outgoing interlibrary loan deliveries and suggests returning shipments be insured or registered and return receipt service used. This kind of system has its own unique characteristics – including tracking and insurance – which might be worth specific discussion. I would suggest augmenting the scope (sect 1.2) to clarify exactly what kinds of delivery sytems are included in the draft practice – and perhaps briefly describing the differences between them in a section at the beginning of the document -- including consortial delivery systems, USPS, commercial.
Last, I would suggest moving the statement that the packing needs of special collections and archival materials being outside the scope of the document to the actual scope section -- thus moving it from sect. 4.3.1 to sect 1.2 and increasing the visibility of this distinction.

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Title	NISO RP-12-201x, Physical Delivery of Library Resources (draft for public comment)
File Name	RP-12-201x_Physical Delivery_draft_for_public_comment_final.pdf	State	Final
Date Added	2011-07-07 13:54:17	Revision Number	0
Submitter Name	Cynthia Hodgson	Size	908K

Summary	Scope of the Practice	State (Disposition)	New (Unresolved)
Date Added	2011-08-18 04:59:34	Last Updated	2011-08-18 04:59:34
Submitter Name	Deirdre Clarkin	Assigned To	Unassigned
Company Name	National Library of Medicine	Response	None
Interest Category		Category	N/A
Origin	Public Review	Section, Page, Line	Section 1.2
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Comment #00132 - Scope of the Practice - RP-12-201x_Physical Delivery_draft_for_public_comment_final.pdf

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