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Publication date: 1 February 1989

Aruna Karanjai and Usha Mujoo‐Munshi

Reports on the Indian Scientific Documentation Centre (INSDOC),which has offered a document supply service to the scientific communityin India since 1952. Reviews this service…

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Reports on the Indian Scientific Documentation Centre (INSDOC), which has offered a document supply service to the scientific community in India since 1952. Reviews this service through the years, taking into account the fluctuating trend in the demand for document copies, the usual channels of procurement of documents, the satisfaction level, the speed of supply copies. Attempts to identify the reasons for the recent decline in the number of requests for copies of documents.

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Interlending & Document Supply, vol. 17 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0264-1615

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Publication date: 1 December 1998

B.K. Sen, T.A. Pandalai and Aruna Karanjai

A formula for the ranking of scientists based on diachronous citation counts is proposed. The paper generalises the fact that the citation generation potential (CGP) is not the…

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A formula for the ranking of scientists based on diachronous citation counts is proposed. The paper generalises the fact that the citation generation potential (CGP) is not the same for all papers, it differs from paper to paper, and also to a certain extent depends on the subject domain of the papers. The method of ranking proposed in no way replaces peer review. It merely acts as an aid for peers to help them arrive at a better judgement.

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Journal of Documentation, vol. 54 no. 5
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0022-0418

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Publication date: 1 March 1986

Graham P Cornish

The review begins with a study of several analyses of statistics relating to interlibrary loan. The subjective nature of some of these is stressed and the danger of using…

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The review begins with a study of several analyses of statistics relating to interlibrary loan. The subjective nature of some of these is stressed and the danger of using statistical data in isolation is highlighted. Statistical evidence is also brought into the discussion about the conflict between interlending and preservation which centres on the difference between the book and the text. Whilst two authors take a rather conservative approach, the third looks on the problem with a more liberal attitude. Although the intrinsic safety of the materials involved is a partial barrier to interlending in developing countries, writers from both Africa and Latin America emphasize the major obstacles to advancing ILL are professional attitudes and jealousies. The proceedings of a seminar in India are reported in which a number of participants put forward possible interlending models for their country. The deliberations in Australia also centre round the alternative models available, and arguments over the costs involved persist leading to some novel arguments about making ILL a free service. The development of interlending in Illinois is examined in some detail. The impact of interlending on acquisitions policies is discussed in two papers which show that interlending is still a backup for low use material when viewed in this context. The review closes with a discussion of the future particularly in terms of money and resources which are likely to become more and more limited. The demise of the US plan for a National Periodicals Center is used to show that money and power are major elements in deciding the fate of interlending schemes.

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Interlending & Document Supply, vol. 14 no. 3
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0264-1615

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