RAPID ILL |
What is RAPID ILL?
Rapid Access Processing & Information Delivery is a fast, cost-effective, innovative resource sharing system designed and implemented by Colorado State University Libraries' Interlibrary Loan department.
For more information, please visit RAPID's website: www.rapidill.org
You can find answers to some of your questions about RAPID in the article below, which originally appeared in the Winter-Spring 2008 PALCI newsletter.
24 questions about RapidILL – PDF-File, 129.5 KB
The PALCI RAPID Pod
It's official; the PALCI libraries have a RapidILL pod!
As of December 2010, there were 29 libraries participating in PALCI's RAPID ILL pod:
Not listed here and you should be? Send us an email at admin@palci.org and we'll get you on here!
- Carlow University
- Carnegie Mellon University
- Dickinson College
- Drexel University
- Eastern University
- Franklin & Marshall College
- Gettysburg College
- Kutztown University
- Lafayette College
- LaSalle University
- Lycoming College
- Mansfield University
- Marshall University
- Marywood University
- Millersville University
- Point Park University
- Rowan University
- Rutgers University
- Seton Hall University
- Swarthmore College
- Temple University
- University of Pennsylvania
- University of Pittsburgh
- University of Scranton
- University of the Sciences in Philadelphia
- Villanova University
- West Chester University
- West Virginia University
- York College of Pennsylvania
If your library has not begun a Rapid demo, or has not yet joined, don't worry! Your decision to participate in the Rapid PALCI pod can be made after your borrowing demonstration period. You can join the pod anytime in the future. In fairness to the pod participants, beginning October 15th, 2007, all Rapid PALCI borrowing only demos will be limited to 10 working days. After 10 working days, the demo library will be turned off until they are also lending or until a decision regarding participation has been made.
If you are ready to join RapidILL, simply send an email message to:
Rapidstaff@RapidILL.org
RAPID will forward your information to Dan Iddings and John Barnett at the
PALCI office and they will handle all of the invoicing.
Below is a downloadable copy of the questionnaire that libraries must complete before a demo can be arranged.
Questions? Confusion? Don't hesitate to ask for clarification!
0910 Setup Questionnaire – DOC-File, 43.0 KB
Pricing
Libraries may participate in other pods where they meet eligibility at no additional charge. Highest eligibility is indicated by groupings below.
Cost:
The following fees would apply to libraries joining the PALCI pod. These prices assume a minimum of five PALCI libraries participate in order to create a PALCI Pod. Price listed is the cost for each library, and is listed by category as shown below.
At the point of joining Rapid, a library pays the setup fee and the annual maintenance fee for the first year. The maintenance fee is pro-rated as appropriate. In subsequent years, a library pays just the annual maintenance fee.
(Maintenance fee for FY10 (July 1, 2009 - June 30, 2010) would be pro-rated if launch is after July 1.)
| Set-Up Fee | Annual Maintenance | |
| ARL Libraries | $8,000 | $7,350 |
| Academic E | $7,000 | $6,300 |
| Academic I | $4,000 | $3,150 |
| Oberlin Group | $4,000 | $3,150 |
| Other | $2,000 | $1,050 |
Groups
ARL
Pennsylvania State University
Rutgers University
Temple University
University of Pittsburgh
University of Pennsylvania
Academic E
Carnegie Mellon University
Drexel University
Lehigh University
West Virginia University
Academic I
Bloomsburg University
California University of Pennsylvania
Clarion University of Pennsylvania
Duquesne University
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
LaSalle University
Marshall University
Millersville University of Pennsylvania
Rowan University
Saint Joseph’s University
Seton Hall University
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
University of Scranton
Villanova University
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Widener University
NOTE: Institutions with extensive doctoral programs may be considered for participation in Academic E. These designations are based on the Carnegie Foundation classifications and Academic E includes those with Very High, or High research activity. Others may be considered based on specific collection strength and doctoral programs.
Liberal Arts – Oberlin Group
Bryn Mawr College
Franklin & Marshall College
Gettysburg College
Haverford College
Lafayette College
Swarthmore College
Bucknell University
Dickinson College
Other - PALCI group
Allegheny College
Cabrini College
Cedar Crest College
Chatham College
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania
DeSales University
Eastern University
Elizabethtown College
Gannon University
Juniata College
Lackawanna College
Lebanon Valley College
Lock Haven University
Lycoming College
Mansfield University of Pennsylvania
Marywood University
Mercyhurst College
Messiah College
Misericordia University
Moravian College
Muhlenburg College
Pennsylvania College of Technology
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Philadelphia University
Point Park University
Robert Morris University
Saint Francis University
State Library of Pennsylvania
Susquehanna University
University of the Sciences
Ursinus College
York College
RapidILL discussion lists
To subscribe to the Rapid listserv:*
- Send an email message to: Rapid-L@RapidILL.org (or the name of the consortium specific pod listed below)
- In the SUBJECT line type: Subscribe
- Leave the body of the message blank. If you use an automatic signature file, be sure to erase it.
To unsubscribe to the Rapid listserv:
- Send an email message to: Rapid-L@RapidILL.org (or the name of the consortium specific pod listed below)
- In the SUBJECT line type: unsubscribe
- Leave the body of the message blank. If you use an automatic signature file, be sure to erase it.
Consortium Specific Pods
PALCI Pod: Rapid-Palci@RapidILL.org
Belong to more than one Rapid pod?
* If you cross-podinate from a consortium specific pod, you will want to subscribe to that pod’s listserv and the Rapid-L list.