Unity reaps rewards: an integrated UK ILL and resource discovery solution for libraries
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this article is to explain the developments which have led to the award of a UK wide resource sharing service to OCLC/PICA.
Design/methodology/approach
Provides a narrative and descriptive approach.
Findings
The UnityUK platform comprises three existing integrated software applications. The platform encapsulates the requirements of resource sharing, from discovery through to delivery. More importantly, it offers an end user interface for library borrowers, including the ability to authenticate and request an item from anywhere in the country.
Originality/value
The article provides insights into the current complex and rapidly changing situation for interlending and resource sharing in the UK – particularly in the UK public library sector.
Keywords
Citation
Froud, R. (2006), "Unity reaps rewards: an integrated UK ILL and resource discovery solution for libraries", Interlending & Document Supply, Vol. 34 No. 4, pp. 164-166. https://doi.org/10.1108/02641610610714731
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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