Membership services
The following services are provided by SINTO
- Resource discovery
- Inter-library Loan & Document Supply
- SYALL
- Information Planning
- Information, Advice and Research
- Fines & Charges in Public Libraries
Resource discovery
No library can hope to hold every book or journal that its users might want. SINTO can help libraries identify locations for material in our region and assist their users in obtaining access to that material. See the SINTO Resource discovery guide.
Inter Library Loans and Document Supply
SINTO provides a local ILL and document supply scheme. Members who opt in to the scheme can request the loan of items or photocopies from other scheme members.
Not all SINTO Members opt into this Scheme, but any Member can apply. Currently the geographical area covered by the ILL Scheme is South Yorkshire and north Derbyshire. See List of ILL Scheme Members
No charge is made for the service itself but members can make a charge to cover the cost of photocopying and postage. Information on charging and invoicing should be shown in the SINTO Members' ILL Directory.
The scheme operates under a Service Level Agreement. Members' also have the opportunity to describe their individual services and contact details in the SINTO Members' ILL Directory.
The aim of the Scheme is co-operative working and the ILL Scheme does not seek to standardise Members' ILL services and procedures.
Members have their own loan and document supply procedures and stationery. However, if a request is to be made to a fellow SINTO ILL Scheme Member, it must be clearly marked with 'SINTO'.
The SINTO Office collects annual statistics for the previous year every April, and produces a report on the performance of the Scheme.
The ILL Group provides a forum for discussion, information exchange, and to review and plan activities and changes.
South Yorkshire Access to Libraries for Learning (SYALL)
SYALL is an agreement between public and academic libraries in South Yorkshire to allow members of the public to use these libraries for reference and study. Further details available here.
Information Planning
Through SINTO, library and information services in our region can develop co-ordinated services to meet the information needs of our communities. The main forums for this are the Executive Board and the Special Interest Groups. Any services interested in information planning and joint working should contact the SINTO Director.
Information, advice and research
The SINTO office can provide information and advice to members on a wide range of professional issues. The Director may be able to carry out research work for members.
Fines & charges in public libraries in England and Wales
This annual survey carried out by the SINTO Office provides details of the charges made by 172 Public Library Authorities for a range of services. It can be purchased from the SINTO office. The introduction to the survey can be seen here.
This year's survey (23rd Edition 2010) is now available (published August 2010): Order Form Fines & Charges PDF File or Word document.
Copies of previous year's Fines & Charges are available from the SINTO office.