Request for Reconsideration

Any cardholder at a SHARE library participating in the CloudLibrary shared collection may request that an item in the cloudLibrary collection be reviewed for appropriateness. A title will be reviewed only once within a five-year period unless the content has undergone major revisions.

The procedure for reconsideration of material is as follows:

1. A patron seeking reconsideration of a work receives a copy of the CloudLibrary Collection Development Procedures and a CloudLibrary Request for Reconsideration Form. These are available on the SHARE website.
2. The patron seeking reconsideration must read, view, or listen to the entirety of the work before requesting reconsideration of library material.
3. The patron may submit the Request for Reconsideration form via email to Cassandra Thompson, IHLS Associate Director/SHARE Director at: cthompson@illinoisheartland.org.
   The requestor will receive a response acknowledging receipt of the Request for Reconsideration Form and a review of the material will be completed within 30 days.
4. The form will be presented to the SHARE E-resources Committee for review during a special meeting. The SHARE E-resources Committee will provide a recommendation regarding the title to the SHARE Executive Council.
5. Once the recommendation is reviewed, a response will be sent to the original requester regarding the material and the committee’s decision.
6. The decision will be sent to the requester within 30 days of the original request.

Adopted 06-2022