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Sharing resources in Finnish university libraries: reorganising the national document supply system

Ari Muhonen (Helsinki University of Technology Library, TKK, Finland)
Annu Jauhiainen (National Library of Finland, Helsinki University, Helsinki, Finland)
Pentti Vattulainen (National Repository Library, Kuopin, Finland)

Interlending & Document Supply

ISSN: 0264-1615

Article publication date: 1 April 2006

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Abstract

Purpose

To describe the development of interlending and document supply (ILDS) in Finland and the recent initiative to move to patron initiated ILDS.

Design/methodology/approach

Historical narrative and analysis.

Findings

That ILDS in Finland is declining primarily because of the “Big Deals” and the introduction of ILDS charges after the privatisation of the postal service. That Finland needs to move to a more developed patron initiated culture for the supply of documents to users.

Practical implications

The need for further ILDS software development has been identified in order to underpin unmediated ILDS; this will be progressed during 2006.

Originality/value

Provides information on the current ILDS situation in Finland and to a lesser extent other Nordic countries. Provides an insight into how a European country is moving towards unmediated ILDS.

Keywords

Citation

Muhonen, A., Jauhiainen, A. and Vattulainen, P. (2006), "Sharing resources in Finnish university libraries: reorganising the national document supply system", Interlending & Document Supply, Vol. 34 No. 2, pp. 51-56. https://doi.org/10.1108/02641610610669732

Publisher

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited

Copyright © 2006, Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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