Interlending Review: Volume 9 Issue 1
Table of contents
IV A VIEW FROM BARBADOS
Michael E GillInterlending in Barbados is assisted by the close proximity of all the major libraries, connected by a reliable telephone system. International requests are routed via the…
V A VIEW FROM ZAMBIA
SA KwaloAcquisitions are centralized, but this can lead to unsuitable selection for local libraries. The national library receives most funds, while other libraries suffer. There is lack…
INTERLIBRARY BORROWING: COSTS AND BENEFITS
Ray LesterAn assessment is needed of the factors that contribute to the cost of obtaining material on interlibrary loan. The main internal library resource involved is staff time, which…
INTERLIBRARY LENDING AROUND THE WORLD — A REVIEW OF RECENT PAPERS — XI
Brian KeffordA survey on the relative importance of various library functions, including interlibrary lending, introduces this review. Various national library systems are considered, with…
INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR ON NATIONAL DOCUMENT PROVISION
MB LineAn International Seminar on National Document Provision, organized by the IFLA Office for International Lending in co‐operation with the British Council, was held at the British…
OVERLAP OF MAJOR LISTS OF SERIALS: A SURVEY OF LISTS USED BY THE BRITISH LIBRARY LENDING DIVISION
John ClewsEarly in 1980, a survey was made to determine the degree of overlap between each of seven major lists of serials used in checking requests for serial titles not held by the…