INTERLIBRARY BOOK BORROWING: A LITTLE ANALYSIS OF SERVICES PROVIDED THROUGH THE NORTHERN REGIONAL LIBRARY SYSTEM AND THROUGH THE BRITISH LIBRARY LENDING DIVISION Available to Purchase

Introduction Recent changes in subscriptions to the Northern Regional Library System, together with certain alterations in the constitution, have led academic libraries to consider alternatives. We investigated two main factors: the cost of borrowing through the region as opposed to directly from the British Library, and the quality of service of each. No attempt has been made to estimate possible rises in postal or BLLD form charges. No administrative costs have been guessed for such things as notifying the NRLB of acquisitions and withdrawals. We have not forecast how Boston Spa would cope with extra business. Our efforts have been directed to a relatively unsophisticated comparison.