Members:

Edie Dixon, Madison
Dineen Grow, Madison
Mary Rieder, Colleges (Chair)
Emily Rogers, Green Bay
Michele Strange, La Crosse

Charge:

Evaluate the effectiveness of the Universal Borrowing service as it is presently operating and to make recomendations on improvements/ enhancements within the context of UB's current functionality. In addition, investigate these specific issues:

1. Whether UB pickups should be allowed from the holding library and should be implemented systemwide
2. Whether UB aggregate block limits should extend to patrons' local circulation transactions
3. Whether the UB's "promotion" capability should be implemented systemwide

Timeline:

A report containing the group's recommendations is to be submitted to the Collections and Resource Sharing Coordinating Committee by June 1st. See Attachments below for the report and supporting documentation.


UW System UB Settings