Interlending and document supply: a review of the recent literature: No 86
AbstractPurpose - The purpose of this paper is to provide a review of the literature concerning interlending and document supplyDesign/methodology/approach - Based on the reading of over 130 journals...
View ArticleOn the Development of National Science and Technology Library
AbstractPurpose - To discuss the creation and development of China’s National Science and Technology Library (NSTL), provide an overview of the information services it provides for sci-tech researchers...
View ArticleEnhancing resource sharing with a state of the art transportation system in a...
AbstractPurpose - The University of South Africa (UNISA) is an Open Distance Learning (ODL) institution and it has the largest academic library of its kind in Africa. The University is acknowledged as...
View ArticleConstruction of a one-stop document supply service platform
AbstractPurpose - To provide a detailed overview of the CALIS Document Supply Service Platform (CDSSP) – its historical development, network structure, and future development plans – and discuss how...
View ArticleInternational Borrowing: Roads Less Traveled
AbstractPurpose - To highlight the characteristics of the bibliographic discovery and delivery processes that can either facilitate or impede attempts to borrow materials from overseas libraries. The...
View ArticleRegional Document Supply Networks and Their Influence on Nationwide Document...
AbstractPurpose - This paper aims to describe typical regional document supply networks in China through detailed discussion of their framework, service mode and influence on the nationwide document...
View ArticleThe future of interoperability for ILL and resource sharing
AbstractPurpose - To provide background and context on the need for a new ILL system interoperability standard, describe the basic purpose and structure of ISO 18626, Information and documentation —...
View ArticleAssessing the effectiveness of a national resource sharing system
AbstractPurpose - To report on the surveys, carried out during 2011 and 2013, regarding the functionality of and possible improvements to Italy’s nationwide resource sharing service NILDE (Network for...
View ArticleEvaluating CALIS Interlibrary Loan and Document Delivery: The MML Plan
AbstractPurpose - To report on the methodology and findings of the CALIS Model Member Libraries (MML) Plan which evaluated the success of ILL/DD services among 71 CALIS member libraries....
View ArticleA Scheme to Improve the International Interlibrary Loan Service in the...
AbstractPurpose - To propose a scheme to promote and improve international interlibrary loan (ILL) service at the National Library of China (NLC). The NLC is the center for international ILL in all of...
View ArticleTyranny of Distance: The Challenges of Coordinating a Multinational Consortium
AbstractPurpose - To evaluate and report on the challenges facing a multinational academic library consortium with a heterogeneous membership and widely varying collection resources....
View ArticleOpen Access and Document Delivery Services: A Case Study in Capital Normal...
AbstractPurpose - The purpose of this paper is to provide a case study in China to show whether open access (OA) affects document delivery services.Design/methodology/approach - The authors conduct a...
View ArticleCurrent developments in document delivery in Germany
AbstractPurpose - The change of German copyright law in 2008 posed a challenge to TIB’s full text supply services. While TIB can deliver on the basis of a statutory limitation any document to customers...
View ArticleCross-border document delivery – The convenience and perils of sharing...
AbstractPurpose - To describe Article Exchange - OCLC's cloud-based document delivery service.Design/methodology/approach - Article Exchange is described in detailFindings - Article Exchange has proved...
View ArticleTo buy or not to buy? A case study of Western books at Peking University Library
AbstractPurpose - To develop a decision-making model for buy vs. borrow selection decisions. Design/methodology/approach - The authors conduct a statistical analysis of circulation transactions and ILL...
View ArticleA Survey of E-Book Interlibrary Loan Policy in U.S. Academic Libraries
AbstractPurpose - Academic libraries in the U.S. have witnessed an impressive growth in acquiring e-journals and e-books. Although interlibrary loan (ILL) of e-journal articles has become a standard...
View ArticleJourney of discovery: challenges of e-book lending in a digital world
AbstractPurpose - To discuss the impact of e-books on interlibrary loan and document delivery practices based on the experience of the National Library use of e-resources and the analysis of different...
View ArticleIn a world of Amazon, is it time to rethink ILL?
AbstractPurpose - To evaluate the use of alternative methods compared to traditional interlibrary loan processes. Design/methodology/approach - Interlibrary loan departments around the world were...
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