Interlending and document supply: a review of recent literature – XXXVII

Abstract

Reviews literature related to several aspects of interlending and document supply. Examines the impact of World Wide Web delivery and the ever‐increasing number of periodicals being published electronically. Interlinked with these two factors is the creation of digital libraries. Discusses some of the projects undertaken by higher education institutions to deliver electronic material to researchers and students. Includes articles on various resource sharing activities highlighting the usual access versus ownership issues.

Measuring the Effectiveness of Queen Elizabeth II Library Document Delivery Operations Before and After the Implementation of Relais International’s Enterprise Document Delivery Software

“…Literature reviews published by Connolly (2000Connolly ( , 2001, Gould (2000Gould ( , 2001Gould ( , 2002 and McGrath (2002McGrath ( -2007, in the journal Interlending and Document Supply, highlight continued interest both in the access versus ownership debate and in resource sharing. These reviews also highlight a growing body of literature on automation, unmediated document delivery, copyright, electronic resources, consortia, as well as licensing and pricing as it relates to the so-called 'big deals" In recent years, many articles have been published on the subjects of open access, e-books, digitization and Google.…”

Publishers and librarians in Central and Eastern Europe – love or hatred?

“…. A review of recent literature on interlending and document supply, (Connolly, 2000), cites only one source related to CEE and Nordic-Baltic countries.…”

“…But optimistically, the important first step – a legal framework, has been introduced in almost all CEE countries. Even in the field of library and information science, publication is difficult and clearly shown by the following examples:A review of recent literature on interlending and document supply, (Connolly, 2000), cites only one source related to CEE and Nordic‐Baltic countries.Uzun (2002) examined a set of 21 core journals in the field of library and information science (LIS) from 1980‐1999 for articles with either principal or co‐authors from developing countries (DCs) and the formerly socialist CEE countries. “We found that only 826 (7.9 per cent) of a total of 10,400 articles published in 21 journals are from DCs or CEEs” (Uzun, 2002).…”

Multi-library union, promoting ILL/DD of the Chinese science digital library

“…DELNET is a resource-sharing library network in India (Kaul, 2010); (McGrath, 2009); (Connolly, 2000). DELNET is a non-governmental, non-profit organisation and is located at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India.…”