Opinion paper: Interlending in the hybrid library – how long will we provide the service?

Abstract

In all academic libraries the developments within new information technology, information handling, new categories of materials and publications, and new user demands have changed the traditional use of the library. But in most libraries there has been no decrease in traditional use, so libraries have to cope with the situation of being a hybrid library where traditional services combine with virtual library functions. The article deals with the problems libraries face in this situation and the opportunities presented under these new conditions. A special focus in the article has been placed on competition. What are the threats and the opportunities for libraries in a future in which monopolistic document and information centres disappear, and what will happen in the area of interlending and document supply? Will these functions survive in the electronic library?

Citation

Mark, N. (2000), "Opinion paper: Interlending in the hybrid library – how long will we provide the service?", Interlending & Document Supply, Vol. 28 No. 3, pp. 132-136. https://doi.org/10.1108/02641610010344800