Interlending and document supply: a review of the recent literature; 91
Abstract
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, Web sites and blogs.
Findings
Nearly all material reviewed is freely available, continuing the trend of increasing OA. As always, these days, much is happening on the OA front. Big deals and Scholarly Communications are reviewed along with ebooks, users and of course ILL.
Originality value
The only regular literature review that focuses on interlending, document supply and related issues.
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Citation
McGrath, M. (2016), "Interlending and document supply: a review of the recent literature; 91", Interlending & Document Supply, Vol. 44 No. 1, pp. 1-6. https://doi.org/10.1108/ILDS-12-2015-0041
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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