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Interlending and document supply: a review of the recent literature: 58

Mike McGrath (Editor, Interlending & Document Supply, Leeds, UK)

Interlending & Document Supply

ISSN: 0264-1615

Article publication date: 27 February 2007

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Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to provide a review of the most recent literature concerning document supply and related matters.

Design/methodology/approach

This paper provides results from reading of over 150 journals as well as monographs, reports and web sites.

Findings

The paper finds that document supply still has much life left in it with demand robust in many areas and especially in the public arena. It also finds that the fundamental debate on the direction of scholarly publishing continues intensely and that opposition is growing to DRM constraints. Electronic books remain a small minority market but mass digitisation of books is proceeding apace.

Originality/value

The paper is a useful source of information for librarians and others interested in document supply and related matters.

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Citation

McGrath, M. (2007), "Interlending and document supply: a review of the recent literature: 58", Interlending & Document Supply, Vol. 35 No. 1, pp. 45-50. https://doi.org/10.1108/02641610710728195

Publisher

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited

Copyright © 2007, Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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