THE USE OF MICROCOMPUTERS IN INTERLIBRARY LENDING

Abstract

Microcomputers and general purpose software packages can be successfully used in the automation of aspects of interlibrary lending (ILL) systems. The main components of such microcomputer systems are outlined and the software packages which can be used as system building‐blocks are considered. Brief overviews are given of several available ILL administration systems: Administration of Interlending by Microcomputer (AIM), Fast Inter‐Library Loan and Statistics (FILLS), Automatiska Fjärrlåne Rutiner i ett Kraftfullt Arrangemang (AFRIKA) and two others. The commonest use of microcomputers for ILL is for transmission of requests. Specific examples considered are the OCLC ILL Micro Enhancer, the Montana State Library system and the Leicester Polytechnic ARTTel software. The successful systems described indicate that ILL functions can be automated on a microcomputer at low cost and with minimal expertise.

Citation

Ede, S.J. and Wheatley, M.L. (1985), "THE USE OF MICROCOMPUTERS IN INTERLIBRARY LENDING", Interlending & Document Supply, Vol. 13 No. 3, pp. 63-70. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb008518