Transport

Each year,over 100,000 items including books and serials are loaned between libraries in the East Midlands and further afield, including the British Library Document Supply Centre. The timely supply of many thousands of requested items depends on an efficient and cost-effective transport system.

The East Midlands, together with most other English regions and Scotland, has negotiated a framework contract with the DXCompany, and most library and information services in the region have established their own contractual arrangements with DX, using the regional framework.

The frameworkensures that larger libraries receive aguaranteed daily collection and delivery from pre-determined pick-up points,while the Reflex schemeenables libraries which anticipate lower levels of use to request a collection on demand.

For further information about transport arrangements, click on the pdf document below, or contact:

DX, DX House, Ridgeway, Iver, Bucks. SL0 9JQ

or contact : Tel: 017771 863 124, Sukh is the National Account Manager with responsibility for DX services to libraries.

The Regional Secretariat monitors the performance of the transport scheme and would welcome feedback from DX customers in libraries throughout the East Midlands.

DX Pricing for Inter-Library Loans

From 1st April 2008-1st April 2009 the following tariffs will be implemented.

Items upto 1kg £1.65
Items between 1-10kg £2.10
Items between 10-25kg £2.60

Additionally if you wish to track an item and for DX to get a customer signature the following additional surcharge will apply:

Gold Consigned (Customer Signed) £2.50

New SecureDX service – for all your important mail

DX has launched a new ‘signed for’ service which will save you up to 40%* compared to Royal Mail Special Delivery. SecureDX provides guaranteed next working day delivery, with a signature, to business and residential addresses in mainland UK (incl. Northern Ireland). For further information, please visit www.thedx.co.uk/securedxinfo.

User Guide Inter-Loans DX Parcel Courier Service  (Oct 2006)  122Kb

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