From: "Gonzales, Rhonda L" <[log in to unmask]> Date: Wed, 10 Feb 2016 11:28:40 -0700 Joe, I always appreciate your comments. But I did want to interject that ILL is not free for libraries. There is a fairly high cost per volume to conduct ILL transactions, both borrowing and lending. Libraries absorb the cost of lending so that we can reap the benefits of borrowing - that's what makes the system work. We choose to purchase many print books that we could obtain for patrons via ILL both as a convenience for our constituents as well as a cost savings for ourselves. I assume that we would do this for ebooks as well, even if we could get them via ILL from another library. Best regards, Rhonda Gonzales Dean of Library Services, Colorado State University-Pueblo [log in to unmask]