Interlending & Document Supply: Volume 42 Issue 2/3

In a world of Amazon, is it time to rethink ILL?

– This paper aims to evaluate the use of alternative methods compared to traditional interlibrary loan (ILL) processes.

Journey of discovery: challenges of e-book lending in a digital world

The purpose of this paper is to discuss the impact of e-books on interlibrary loan and document delivery practices based on the experience of the National Library use of…

A survey of e-book interlibrary loan policy in US academic libraries

This paper aims to reveal the perceived barriers to e-book interlibrary loan (ILL) and their reflections on academic libraries’ ILL/lending policies. Academic libraries in the USA…

To buy or not to buy? A case study of Western books at Peking University Library

– The purpose of this paper is to develop a decision-making model for buy vs borrow selection decisions.

Cross-border document delivery: the convenience and perils of sharing articles around the world, in the cloud

– The purpose of this paper is to describe Article Exchange – OCLC’s cloud-based document delivery service.

Current developments in document delivery in Germany

The purpose of the paper is to give an overview about the framework of copyright law and licences as well as the development of German National Library of Science and Technology…

Open access and document delivery services: a case study in Capital Normal University Library

– The purpose of this paper is to provide a case study in China to show whether open access (OA) affects document delivery services.

Tyranny of distance: the challenges of coordinating a multinational consortium

This study aims to evaluate and report on the challenges faced by a multinational academic library consortium with a heterogeneous membership and widely varying collection…

A scheme to improve the international inter-library loan service in the National Library of China

The purpose of this paper is 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…

Evaluating CALIS interlibrary loan and document delivery: the MML plan

This paper aims to report on the methodology and findings of the China Academic Library and Information System (CALIS) Model Member Libraries (MML) plan which evaluated the…

Assessing the effectiveness of a national resource sharing system

The purpose of this paper is to report on the surveys, carried out during 2011 and 2013, regarding the functionality of and possible improvements to Italy’s nationwide resource…

The future of interoperability for ILL and resource sharing

The purpose of this paper is to provide background and context on the need for a new interlibrary loan (ILL) system interoperability standard, describe the basic purpose and…

Regional document supply networks and their influence on national document supply networks in China

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…

International borrowing: roads less traveled

This paper aims to highlight the characteristics of the bibliographic discovery and delivery processes that can either facilitate or impede attempts to borrow materials from…

Construction of a one-stop document supply service platform

The purpose of this paper is to provide a detailed overview of the China Academic Library and Information system (CALIS) document supply service platform (CDSSP) – its historical…

Enhancing resource sharing with a state-of-the-art transportation system in a large open distance learning (ODL) institution in South Africa

The purpose of the paper is to investigate the enhancement of resource sharing with a state-of-the-art transportation system in a large open distance learning (ODL) institution in…

On the development of National Science and Technology Library

This study aims 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…

Interlending and document supply: a review of the recent literature: 86:

– The purpose of this paper is to provide a review of the literature concerning interlending and document supply.

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