In a world of Amazon, is it time to rethink ILL?
Abstract
Purpose
This paper aims to evaluate the use of alternative methods compared to traditional interlibrary loan (ILL) processes.
Design/methodology/approach
ILL departments around the world were surveyed about their policies and procedures for obtaining materials for their users.
Findings
The survey results indicated that alternative methods are predominantly a fringe activity, while most materials are still obtained through traditional ILL processes. There continues to be a great deal of room for exploration of purchasing, renting and the use of free resources to fill ILL requests.
Originality/value
This article shows that there continues to be a great deal of room for exploration of purchasing, renting and the use of free resources to fill ILL requests.
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Acknowledgements
© CJ de Jong and Heidi Nance, 2014. This paper was originally presented at the 13th IFLA Interlending and Document Supply Conference, in Beijing, China, 16-18 October 2013. Published with the kind permission of IFLA. www.ifla.org/. Articles published by Emerald which have their origins in an IFLA project are made freely accessible nine months after official publication. For permission to reuse this article, please contact the copyright holder.
Citation
de Jong, C. and Nance, H. (2014), "In a world of Amazon, is it time to rethink ILL?", Interlending & Document Supply, Vol. 42 No. 2/3, pp. 42-50. https://doi.org/10.1108/ILDS-02-2014-0019
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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