TY - JOUR AB - Purpose This study aims to reflect on developments in document supply and scholarly communications and to look into the future of the service.Design/methodology/approach This study provides an informal overview.Findings The results of this study indicate that Interlending and Document Supply (ILDS) as a service has a long future ahead of it albeit at a lower level than in the recent past.Originality/value As a farewell to ILDS, it is inevitably original; its value will be judged by the reader. VL - 44 IS - 4 SN - 0264-1615 DO - 10.1108/ILDS-09-2016-0031 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/ILDS-09-2016-0031 AU - McGrath Mike PY - 2016 Y1 - 2016/01/01 TI - A farewell from the editor to Interlending and Document Supply T2 - Interlending & Document Supply PB - Emerald Group Publishing Limited SP - 186 EP - 190 Y2 - 2024/09/19 ER -