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Interlending and document supply: a review of the recent literature: 59

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

Interlending & Document Supply

ISSN: 0264-1615

Publication date: 5 June 2007

Abstract

Purpose

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

Design/methodology/approach

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The article covers the reading of over 150 journals as well as monographs, reports and websites.

Findings

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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 the mass digitisation of books is proceeding apace. Open access continues to grow but with widely differing views on its impact – the publishers start to fight back.

Originality/value

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The paper represents 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: 59", Interlending & Document Supply, Vol. 35 No. 2, pp. 102-114. https://doi.org/10.1108/02641610710754114

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Publisher

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited

Copyright © 2007, Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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