Interlending and document supply: a review of the recent literature; 92

Abstract

Purpose

This paper aims to review the current Library and Information Science (LIS) literature for document supply, resource sharing and other issues such as open access that have an impact on the service.

Design/methodology/approach

The approach is based on the scanning of about 150 journals, reports, websites and blogs.

Findings

Open access continues to grow and, hence, the impact of document supply. There is a particularly useful progress report on open access in the UK which is widely relevant.

Originality/value

This paper is the only regular review of LIS literature in this subject area.

Citation

McGrath, M. (2016), "Interlending and document supply: a review of the recent literature; 92", Interlending & Document Supply, Vol. 44 No. 2, pp. 88-91. https://doi.org/10.1108/ILDS-03-2016-0013