ILL and iPad: reflections on the fast and furious
OCLC Systems & Services: International digital library perspectives
ISSN: 1065-075X
Article publication date: 1 June 2010
Abstract
Purpose
The aim of this article is to describe the burgeoning business of interlibrary loan and the nature of information awareness. It also aims to review Apple's iPad tablet computer.
Design/methodology/approach
The article is designed to provoke thought regarding Apple's entry into the e‐reader market.
Findings
The findings suggest that the iPad is not the killer device that will displace laptops.
Originality/value
The article should provide basic information about the features and limitations of the iPad, and how the product could grow into a more useful device in the future.
Keywords
Citation
Medeiros, N. (2010), "ILL and iPad: reflections on the fast and furious", OCLC Systems & Services: International digital library perspectives, Vol. 26 No. 2, pp. 65-68. https://doi.org/10.1108/10650751011048515
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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