Interlending and document supply: a review of the recent literature: 62

Abstract

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to provide a review of the most recent literature concerning document supply and related matters.Design/methodology/approachThe approach is based on the reading of over 150 journals as well as monographs, reports and web sites.FindingsIt was found that the fundamental debate on the direction of scholarly publishing continues intensely. Electronic books remain a minority market but the literature at least remains optimistic. The mass digitisation of books continues apace. Open access continues to grow but with continuing and widely differing views on its impact.Originality/valueThe paper represents a useful source of information for librarians and others interested in document supply and related matters.

Konferenca IFLA 2008

“…Libraries in other parts of the world, with the notable exception of the United States, are seeing a decline in traditional interlibrary loan resource sharing (McGrath, 2008). NRC-CISTI has charted this trend among its local National Research Council users who are requesting fewer local document deliveries from the print journals as the number of electronic subscriptions available to them increase.…”