The current state of ILL: some realities behind the hype

Author: McGrath, Mike

Source: Librarian Career Development, Volume 6, Number 2, 1998 , pp. 17-25(9)

Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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Abstract:

Challenges the idea that the "future is digital". Argues that instead the future will be a complex mix of paper based and electronic texts; with paper predominating for some years to come. If this view is correct, it has important consequences for the allocation of scarce resources, particularly in university libraries.

Keywords: Academic Libraries; Electronic Publishing; Interlending; Paper

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/09680819810369688

Publication date: 1998-02-01

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