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This paper aims to update information on ReadCube Access and briefly reviews its history. The study also reports on the use of ReadCube Access by five US academic libraries.

A series of questions was distributed to selected academic libraries using ReadCube Access. Survey recipients were asked to describe the library and the institution served, how long ReadCube Access has been in use, how many journals from Nature Publishing Group (NPG) were licensed and how many journals were being provided using ReadCube Access. Participating libraries were also asked to provide information about the purchase options offered to end-users, were asked to report on ReadCube Access usage and were requested to compare that usage to interlibrary loan (ILL) requests for NPG journals. Finally, the libraries were asked to share any comments about ReadCube Access they wished, including end user feedback and comments from library staff.

ReadCube Access is shown to be cost-effective and more heavily used than interlibrary loan. End-users are enthused by the instantaneous delivery of articles, and most libraries are generally pleased with the sustainability of this unmediated service. Some end-users are confused and annoyed by the differences in using ReadCube Access compared with the familiar use of subscriptions. A failing of ReadCube Access is that it only offers content from one publisher.

This paper fulfils an identified need for an update on ReadCube Access and a study on the experiences of various libraries using it.

The purpose of this paper is to provide a review of the literature concerning interlending and document supply.

The study included the review of over 130 journals and related material.

The race to build and deliver a system for dealing with the vast increase in OA-deposited manuscripts in the USA continues. Public access to publishers’ e-content is being made available in UK public libraries as part of the Finch report agreement. More developments in Patron-Driven Acquisition are described and much else.

Represents a useful resource for librarians and others concerned with interlending and document supply and such related matters as resource sharing and open access.

This paper aims to review the current LIS literature for document supply and related topics.

The paper is based on the scanning of about 150 journals, reports and websites, blogs etc.

Of great interest this quarter are two studies on journal half-lives which impact on the embargo length debate. Also a study that shows a decline in the free accessibility of journal articles. More on patron-driven acquisition and Big Deals.

This is the only regular review of the literature that focuses on document supply and related issues.

This paper aims to review the current LIS literature for document supply, resource sharing and other issues such as open access (OA) that have an impact upon the service.

The approach is based on the scanning of about 150 journals, reports, websites and blogs.

Lorcan Dempsey from OCLC looks into the future. Patron-driven acquisition and pay per view continue to receive much attention. There is considerable debate on the development of OA as the pace increases; of particular interest is Schöpfel on the impact of OA on document supply.

This is the only regular literature review that focuses on interlending and document supply and related issues.

Research assessment has long been important for directing research funding, rationalizing research organizations and enhancing productivity, including concentrating on specialized subjects. But due to a lack of data, research assessment procedures centered on simple indicators that solely included publications and their citation counts. The Dimensions is one such prodigy of technological evolution like the internet in discovering the research data metrics.

This paper outlines Dimensions, the emergence of Dimensions by partnering with various development partners into a single robust platform and provides directions on implementing a free tool for research insights: Dimensions badge.

The Dimensions platform for research insights pulls together data on financing, publications, policy, patents and grants.

This tool is freely available to libraries worldwide.

The purpose of this paper is to identify the arguments for the survival of interlibrary lending (ILL) in an open access environment.

Viewpoint – a brief narrative.

That ILL will survive!

Useful in being one of the few (only?) articles to counter the widespread assumption ‘that everything is free on the web’, thus leading to the demise of ILL.

The purpose of this paper is to consider the changes that have taken place in Interlending & Document Supply over the past 12 years.

Research of the past 48 literature reviews published in Interlending & Document Supply.

Over the past 12 years, Interlending & Document Supply has declined dramatically in much of the world, although less so in the US. It is likely to increase in the developing world but not as much as to compensate for the decline elsewhere.

This is the only study that has been made of the changes in document supply in this century.