Docusend: the one‐stop, integrated, document delivery broker service
Abstract
Purpose
To provide an overview and analysis of a major JISC‐funded document delivery project.
Design/methodology/approach
The Docusend Project ran over a period of three‐and‐a‐half years. The article details how the original project plan was managed and how it was modified in the light of changes in the document delivery environment.
Findings
The findings from the project point to some of the issues likely to be faced in the design and implementation of a major document delivery system.
Research limitations/implications
Any future research in this area will benefit from this study, as it places the work of the project in the wider context of the many changes which are taking place in the document delivery environment.
Practical implications
The article will be useful to those thinking about how document delivery systems and services might be managed and to anyone contemplating the establishment of a new service.
Originality/value
The Docusend Project was one of the major initiatives looking at potential new patterns and services for document delivery in the UK.
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Citation
Bower, G. (2005), "Docusend: the one‐stop, integrated, document delivery broker service", Interlending & Document Supply, Vol. 33 No. 1, pp. 8-13. https://doi.org/10.1108/02641610510582081
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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