The Changing Face of Document Supply in France

Abstract

Examines contemporary French initiatives to harness advances in information technology to upgrade document supply services in the national library system. Interlibrary loan and document supply had not been organized in France, up to the last few years, and the creation of the Bibliotheque Nationale de France and European projects for libraries once again raise the question of a national system for document delivery. At the same time the recent awareness of the importance of getting the right information when it is needed, along with the possibilities offered by new information technologies, have triggered rapid growth of document supply activities in France. In order to respond to the demand, INIST is preparing a profound mutation, setting up new organizational rules and integrating all the more advanced technologies available for document storage and electronic transfer.

Citation

Lupovici, C. (1994), "The Changing Face of Document Supply in France", Library Management, Vol. 15 No. 7, pp. 29-31. https://doi.org/10.1108/01435129410070058