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The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of copyright law changes in the UK, especially as they affect interlibrary loan.

Analysis of new legislation were tested against interlibrary needs.

The new laws bring major benefits to libraries and their users by expanding the types of material available and simplifying the management procedures required for document delivery.

Libraries and other institutions can now offer a much wider range of services.

There are considerable benefits to individual users, including those with disabilities, as access is granted to a wider range of materials.

New research and analysis relating to laws passed in October 2014.

Describes a number of experiments with electronic document delivery, and the copyright problems that are affecting its use. Considers the inadequacies of interlending for the user, the interlending in Eastern Europe and Australia. Outlines the impact of CD‐ROM on document supply and suggests that interlending can be a social, cultural and economic measure.

The area of behavioural phenotype research and related clinical practice is now recognised as one of high relevance to all practitioners who help people with learning disabilities, whatever their age. Knowledge continues to accumulate rapidly regarding aspects pertaining to aetiology, likely developmental, emotional and behavioural challenges, useful multidisciplinary interventions and supports and long‐term prognosis. This paper reviews the concept, its history and recent developments, focusing on those aspects which are of particular importance to clinical and other care and support professionals and their clients. There is a continuing need for widespread dissemination of the large body of relevant information, and its application to practice in order to maximise benefits for people with learning disabilities and their families.

The majority of the articles reviewed this time deal with ILL and public libraries in one way or another. The review begins by looking at school libraries and their ability to handle ILL requests satisfactorily amongst themselves and then examines several papers critical of networking in public libraries. There is an argument that public libraries hardly need ILL at all because of the nature of their users and their needs. ILL is an expensive operation and the issue of fees and charges is much debated; the discussion examined here includes the suggestion that users can travel to consult materials and public libraries might ration ILL requests per user including children. The idea of using ILL as a revenue earner, or at least paying for itself, is questioned and a study of commercial document supply services is examined which pays special attention to the performance of the many sources available. A paper on ILL costing almost nothing is criticized as not taking account of all factors. Time, as well as money, is important and a study of supply time to the user shows that more could be done by requesting libraries to speed supply to the end‐user. The impact of network membership on ILL is considered and shows that net borrowers can soon become net lenders and vice‐versa. The reorganization of document supply from the US National Library of Medicine had considerable impact on the use of NLM which is analysed. Finally a note on the political aspects of ILL in southern Africa is noticed as dealing with an issue of potential significance.

Overviews recent statistical analyses in the field of interlending and document supply. Examines statistics from studies performed in Spain, South Africa, the Middle East, and the USA. Notes the significant impact of DOCLINE, the US National Library of Medicine′s automated interlibrary lending (ILL) request and routing system. Reviews the feasibility study for a pilot European interlending system. Looks at the issue of copyright. Provides examples of decentralised ILL systems found in Australia and South Africa.

The review begins with a study of several analyses of statistics relating to interlibrary loan. The subjective nature of some of these is stressed and the danger of using statistical data in isolation is highlighted. Statistical evidence is also brought into the discussion about the conflict between interlending and preservation which centres on the difference between the book and the text. Whilst two authors take a rather conservative approach, the third looks on the problem with a more liberal attitude. Although the intrinsic safety of the materials involved is a partial barrier to interlending in developing countries, writers from both Africa and Latin America emphasize the major obstacles to advancing ILL are professional attitudes and jealousies. The proceedings of a seminar in India are reported in which a number of participants put forward possible interlending models for their country. The deliberations in Australia also centre round the alternative models available, and arguments over the costs involved persist leading to some novel arguments about making ILL a free service. The development of interlending in Illinois is examined in some detail. The impact of interlending on acquisitions policies is discussed in two papers which show that interlending is still a backup for low use material when viewed in this context. The review closes with a discussion of the future particularly in terms of money and resources which are likely to become more and more limited. The demise of the US plan for a National Periodicals Center is used to show that money and power are major elements in deciding the fate of interlending schemes.

Examines some of the special problems raised by the Caribbean′s cultural diversity when it comes to considering a regional interlibrary loan and document supply system. Considers some of the barriers that cannot be controlled by librarians; those which can partially be controlled; and others that are created by librarians. Suggests that all nations of the Caribbean should become resources for their own output. Emphasizes simplicity and ease of operation, with the aim of pointing the way towards the establishment of a manageable and efficient interlibrary lending system.

The review begins by looking at the current debate in Australia over charges for interlending. Apart from the practical issue of raising money, the debate has broadened into a political one about charging for publicly funded services. One solution suggested is that the public library sector operates one system and the academic another. The problem of cancellations and resource sharing is examined in Belgium, where it has been planned; Australia, where it has not; and Hungary, where plans are urgently sought. A recent ICSTI report highlights the role of serials in document delivery and attempts to provide a methodology by which data on use can be monitored without involving high expenditure. A detailed study of interlending in Southern Africa emphasizes the amount of interdependence in the region and provides data not available previously on patterns of traffic. The origins of ILL requests can provide useful data for collection development but their diversity is emphasized by a little survey from the USA. Actually moving documents about is a matter given little attention, but a study of the UK system provides a valuable insight into how this is done in a compact geographical area, whereas in France the chaotic postal regulations cause numerous problems. The application of a theory from population studies to ILL looks attractive but is largely untested and founded on doubtful premises. The involvement of state agencies in the USA when setting up ILL systems varies and a contrast is drawn between the situation in Massachusetts, where the Library Board have taken the lead, and a more general study of state involvement which sees that role as largely to encourage and provide a suitable ‘atmosphere’ in which co‐operation can develop. The study of Southern Africa leads to the development of the idea that the national bookstock should be built up in response to demand rather than availability, a theory supported by the reported growth in international demand from Bulgaria as it expands its economy. Finally, for those feeling depressed by the type of work they do or their status, there is encouragement in a paper dealing with just these problems and concluding that the ILL librarian is a vital part of the whole information network.