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The various methods of providing an interlibrary loan service include centralised lending, interlending through union catalogues and direct interlending. These services can be compared by estimating the cost per loan, average service time and failure rate. This provides a simple model of the cost effectiveness of the alternatives, which can be used to predict the effects of changes in the level of demand or funds available.

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