INTERLIBRARY LENDING: A SOUTH‐EAST ASIAN PERSPECTIVE

Abstract

This paper surveys interlending in the countries that comprise the consortium of National Libraries and Documentation Centres — South‐East Asia, ie Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. A questionnaire survey revealed that the volume of interlending varied greatly between these countries and was generally low. The number of interlibrary loan requests sent abroad was far greater than the number received. Only a minority of libraries had telephone and Telex links, but many had reprographic equipment. Requests were sent mainly to subject specialist libraries, and union catalogues and central collections were less used. Charges were minimal. The importance of maintaining national and international statistics is stressed. This is one function of national interlending centres, which should be established as independent units in all countries.

Citation

Wijasuriya, D. and Kadir Bacha, A. (1981), "INTERLIBRARY LENDING: A SOUTH‐EAST ASIAN PERSPECTIVE", Interlending Review, Vol. 9 No. 2, pp. 44-49. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb017677