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  1. "Our possessions have become shared, ownership is fluid. Small appliances are constantly exchanged between my sister and I. We trade meals and split resources. This arrangement goes far beyond borrowing a cup of sugar: we pool resources together in order to save money, increase our quality of life, and reduce the amount of stuff we each have to own and store. It’s been eye-opening..."

    theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2

    #SharingEconomy #CommunalLiving #Minimalism #ResourceSharing

  2. 📚 Libraries as “Academic Traffic Facilities”: Interlibrary Loan Imaginations after 1945

    After #WWII, German #libraries faced massive losses. This article explores how interlibrary loan became central to rebuilding the academic landscape — not just through logistics, but through a new vision of knowledge.

    journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1

    #LibraryHistory #InterlibraryLoan #ILL #ResourceSharing #KnowledgeInfrastructure #AcademicLibraries #PostwarHistory #UnionCatalogs #Germany #Collections #Holdings

  3. The National Information #Standards Organization (#NISO) announced today that its draft Interoperable System of Controlled Digital #Lending (IS-CDL) Recommended Practice (NISO RP-44-202X) is now available for public comment through April 21.

    ➡️ niso.org/standards-committees/

    #RecommendedPractice #CDL #ControlledDigitalLending #DigitalLending #ILL #ResourceSharing

  4. 1️⃣ #ILL request for a book chapter created at 17:25
    2️⃣ Automatic workflow: Alma ➡️ #RapidILL ➡️ Provider ➡️ Alma
    3️⃣ #Alma Document Delivery letter with download link received at 17:31. Full text provided by @internetarchive #InterlibraryLoan Fulfillment 💪👍🙏
    #ResourceSharing