Interlending & Document Supply: Volume 25 Issue 2
Table of contents
From barter to business ‐ a moral history of charging for interlibrary loans
Christopher WrightThe rapid growth of interlibrary loans in recent years has forced us to take a hard look at the practical and financial aspects of what we once thought of as a simple barter…
The issues surrounding the provision of CASIAS services in libraries
Kate BrunskillSummarizes the findings of a research project carried out at Aston University. The research investigated the issues surrounding the provision and use of CASIAS current awareness…
Co‐operation: the triumph of hope over experience?
Maurice B. LineLibrary co‐operation has always been assumed to be a good thing, but much thinking has focused on the means of co‐operation rather than on the ends that co‐operation is intended…
Licensed document supply: the role of IFFRO
Colin Hadley, Edward BarrowSurveys the work and achievements of the International Federation of Reproduction Rights Organizations ‐ IFRRO ‐ and its members, the national RROs, in connection with the…
Opinion paper: towards a new system of scholarly communication
Leo WaaijersContends that the current system of scientific communication has some serious defects in terms of speed, reliability and affordability. Outlines a different approach, whereby a…