Interlending policy and OCLC strategy in the National Library of the Czech Republic

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to describe the document supply service of the Czech National Library and its use of OCLC in supporting the service.

Design/methodology/approach

The service is described in detail and placed in the context of the Czech Republic.

Findings

The use of OCLC has increased the use of the National Library internationally in terms of both requesting and supplying material.

Originality value

The paper is one of the few articles in English to describe the work of the Czech National Library and provides a good insight into the use of OCLC's WorldCat for international document supply.

Citation

Kafkova, P. and Bornova, H. (2010), "Interlending policy and OCLC strategy in the National Library of the Czech Republic", Interlending & Document Supply, Vol. 38 No. 4, pp. 223-225. https://doi.org/10.1108/02641611011094356