Interlending trending: a look ahead from atop the data pile
Abstract
Purpose
This paper seeks to explore five forces likely to significantly affect interlending operations in the near term: the transition from print to electronic resources; management of legacy print collections; mass digitization projects; competition from other information providers; and copyright.
Design/methodology/approach
The author uses data from authoritative sources to illustrate the effects these forces are having and will continue to have on libraries and ILL operations.
Findings
The author predicts that most libraries will be slow to divest themselves of print monographs on a large scale; libraries will continue to build new offsite storage facilities but put more thought into their contents; increased discoverability of digitized texts and greater copyright restrictions will drive users to print; librarians will make gray areas of copyright law work for them instead of against them; publishers, librarians, authors, lawyers, and scholars will find a responsible and fair solution to providing digital access to “orphan” works; and ILL will persist as a core operation for nearly all libraries.
Originality/value
This paper provides a unique look at forces that are shaping the future of global ILL activities.
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Acknowledgements
Received 6 March 2012. Accepted 13 March 2012. Published with the kind permission of IFLA, www.ifla.org/ This paper was originally presented at the IFLA 12th Interlending and Document Supply Conference held in Chicago, 19-21 September 2011. © 2012 OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc.
Citation
Massie, D. (2012), "Interlending trending: a look ahead from atop the data pile", Interlending & Document Supply, Vol. 40 No. 2, pp. 125-130. https://doi.org/10.1108/02641611211239623
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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