Herding Cats: Challenges in Interlibrary Loan Lending of E-Journal Articles

Munson, Kurt

doi:10.1080/1072303x.2012.719599

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“…While librarians had grappled with issues of adapting tools and practices to an electronic environment (Munson, 2012), sharing with colleagues in international settings (Sharing and Transforming Access to Resources Section International Interlibrary Loan Committee, 2009), and the need to educate users on ILL services (O'Brien, 2004), the COVID-19 pandemic introduced a previously unseen challenge: widespread library closures and inaccessible print collections. For the first time since the introduction of these automated methods and shared infrastructure, many print collections were either totally unavailable or were accessible on a delayed basis as staff returned on a limited schedule to on-site libraries (Lloyd et al, 2022).…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

An Exploration of Journals Requested by Health Sciences Libraries Through DOCLINE Interlibrary Loan During the Early COVID-19 Pandemic

Bakker

Koos

Hoogland

et al. 2023

ISTL

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COVID-19 challenged information exchange globally, including interlibrary loan (ILL). This project explored DOCLINE ILL borrowing data from 15 academic, hospital, and association health sciences libraries before and during the pandemic to understand gaps in ILL coverage. We reviewed aggregate filled and unfilled borrowing data from March to August in 2019 and 2020. We compared these time periods to each other and to system-wide fill rates. We normalized journal titles, added journal price and language, calculated descriptive statistics and odds ratios, and conducted 2-proportion z-tests of differences. In our sample of 14,891 requests, the odds of requests being unfilled were 2.7 times higher in 2020 than in 2019. While the proportion of non-English language content requested did not change, a significantly higher proportion went unfilled in 2020. The rate of unfilled requests for older items also rose significantly between 2019 and 2020. Our findings support the conclusion that the COVID-19 pandemic significantly influenced ILL article request fulfillment in health sciences libraries. Libraries should consider collection development strategies to increase the accessibility of articles held only in print, and those with specialized print collections may want to prioritize digitization of older materials. Future research on the availability, utility, and expense of the materials more likely to remain unfilled should inform publisher backfile prioritization as well as consortial and individual library collection development practices.

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

An Exploration of Journals Requested by Health Sciences Libraries Through DOCLINE Interlibrary Loan During the Early COVID-19 Pandemic

Bakker

Koos

Hoogland

et al. 2023

ISTL

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“…Nearly 27% of licenses have restrictions on lending to libraries outside the United States (MacLean 2009). Still other licenses limit lending by library type; for example, they allow lending to nonprofit or academic entities and forbid lending to for-profit institutions (Munson 2012). Some do not permit electronic transmission of electronic journals, requiring printing and physical shipment.…”

Section: Ill Statistics In Arl Librariesmentioning

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The Development of Resource Sharing, Scholarly Communication, and the Role of Publishers in the Context of Academic Libraries

Kristof¹

2018

Library Trends

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Both commercial and noncommercial publishing have impacted interlibrary loan and other types of resource sharing, such as patrondriven systems, in a variety of ways. Interlibrary loan has always been a concern of publishers, with the possibility libraries would copy in "such aggregate quantities as to substitute for a subscription to or purchase" of a work (CONTU 1978). Exceptions and limits have been in place in the law and as guidelines for library copying for patrons and interlibrary loan since 1978. However, over the past five decades or so, as traditional print publications, electronic "Big Deals," licensing, and permissions have become increasingly unsustainable for library budgets, the open access (OA) movement has gained acceptance and has influenced resource sharing as well. OA materials are being used to fulfill resource-sharing requests, and researcher behavior may bypass traditional means of resource sharing altogether for greater speed and ease of access. Traditional publishing has found itself at a crossroads with the need to adapt as researchers increasingly accept new models of scholarly communication. There are plenty of moving parts in resource sharing today, and these are explored herein.

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“…The conclusion emphasises the above: “A best‐case scenario for filling e‐journal requests has an ILL management system that displays three things together within the request form: a citation (preferably with a URL), the license terms, and information about the requesting library. Systems should also use smart design and logic to deflect requests automatically that cannot be filled due to licensing restrictions.” An excellent article that makes extremely useful reading for all ILL practitioners (Munson, 2012).…”

Section: Document Supplymentioning

confidence: 99%

Interlending and document supply: a review of the recent literature: 82

McGrath¹

2013

Interlending &Amp; Document Supply

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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to provide a review of the literature concerning interlending and document supply and related matters.Design/methodology/approachThe paper is based on the reading of over 150 journals, as well as monographs, reports and web sites.FindingsSignificant developments in open access are noted and described as well as the continuing development of patron driven acquisition. Increasing concerns with the constraints on sharing e‐resources are also noted.Originality/valueThe paper represents a useful source for librarians and others concerned with interlending and document supply as well as such related matters as resource sharing and open access.

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Herding Cats: Challenges in Interlibrary Loan Lending of E-Journal Articles

Cited by 3 publications

References 7 publications

An Exploration of Journals Requested by Health Sciences Libraries Through DOCLINE Interlibrary Loan During the Early COVID-19 Pandemic

An Exploration of Journals Requested by Health Sciences Libraries Through DOCLINE Interlibrary Loan During the Early COVID-19 Pandemic

The Development of Resource Sharing, Scholarly Communication, and the Role of Publishers in the Context of Academic Libraries

Interlending and document supply: a review of the recent literature: 82

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