Interlending and document supply: a review of the recent literature: 75

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to review the current LIS literature for document supply and related topics.

Design/methodology/approach

The paper is based on the reading of over 150 journals, reports and web sites.

Findings

The paper finds that the Big Deals may well be heading for the Big Crunch. While document supply continues to grow in the USA, its decline continues in most other countries.

Originality/value

This is the only regular literature review focusing on document supply.

Citation

McGrath, M. (2011), "Interlending and document supply: a review of the recent literature: 75", Interlending & Document Supply, Vol. 39 No. 3, pp. 156-161. https://doi.org/10.1108/02641611111164645