Gathering the needles: evaluating the impact of gold open access content with traditional subscription journals

Purpose This paper aims to review the current library and information science (LIS) literature for document supply, resource sharing and other issues such as open access (OA) that have an impact on the service. Design/methodology/approach The approach is based on the scanning of about 150 journals, reports, websites and blogs. Findings OA continues to grow and, hence, the impact of document supply. Improvements in the Interlending and Document Supply service are satisfying. Originality/value This paper is the only regular review of LIS literature in this subject area.

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Gathering the needles: evaluating the impact of gold open access content with traditional subscription journals

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Options for Accessing Online Electronic Resources in Difficult Fiscal Times

Options for Accessing Online Electronic Resources in Difficult Fiscal Times

Interlending and document supply: a review of the recent literature; 94

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