Regional document supply networks and their influence on national document supply networks in China
Abstract
Purpose
This paper aims to describe typical regional document supply networks in China through detailed discussion of their framework, service mode and influence on the nationwide document supply networks.
Design/methodology/approach
This paper highlights various kinds of regional document supply networks in China that serve as document resource sharing cooperation networks within provinces, cities and university towns. Their framework, service mode and influence on the nationwide document supply networks are discussed, followed by suggestions for improvement.
Findings
Regional document supply networks have their natural advantages in local financial support and extensive local coverage and are capable of providing fine service to meet various user needs timely and economically. They become an important part and beneficial supplement to nationwide document supply networks.
Originality/value
This paper studies regional document supply networks in China which has rarely been addressed in the international library literature.
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Acknowledgements
© Wei Yang and Yongxin Gao, 2014. This paper was originally presented at the 13th IFLA Interlending and Document Supply Conference, in Beijing, China, October 16-18, 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
Yang, W. and Gao, Y. (2014), "Regional document supply networks and their influence on national document supply networks in China", Interlending & Document Supply, Vol. 42 No. 2/3, pp. 109-114. https://doi.org/10.1108/ILDS-10-2013-0032
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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