Interlibrary loan and document supply in The Netherlands

Abstract

Purpose

This paper aims to describe the current infrastructure for interlending and document supply in The Netherlands.

Design/methodology/approach

This paper provides an overview of the current infrastructure for interlending and document supply in The Netherlands.

Findings

Document supply has declined dramatically over the past 10 years, and The Netherlands is going through a period of great change as OCLC moves its library services to the cloud based WorldShare platform.

Originality/value

This paper is the first overall description of the interlending and document supply system in The Netherlands to appear for a great many years.

Citation

Stapel, J. (2016), "Interlibrary loan and document supply in The Netherlands", Interlending & Document Supply, Vol. 44 No. 3, pp. 104-107. https://doi.org/10.1108/ILDS-03-2016-0015