...Danuta A. Nitecki; Carol Jones; Jeffrey Barnett Purpose This paper aims to describe the development and operation of an unmediated book‐lending service between seven academic libraries in the USA. Design/methodology/approach The approach is descriptive and analytical. Findings It was found...

... It was found that the service continues to grow from 9,000 books delivered in 1975 to 840,000 in 2008. It is cost‐effective and the most popular service with patrons. Originality/value The paper is one of the few that describes a successful home delivery service run by a public library. It should be useful...

... which can be anywhere in the world; that is still local. “Readily” means that you may use document supply even though the library holds an item – digital rights management locks may prevent access in the way that is wanted, a book or serial part maybe on loan, a reminder that not everything...

...Maurice B. Line John B.   Thompson . Books in the Digital Age: The Transformation of Academic and Higher Education Publishing in Britain and the United States . Cambridge and Malden, MA : Polity   2005 . pp. xii, 468 , ISBN: 0 7456 3477 X (hardback); 0 7456 3478 X (paperback...

... © MCB UP Limited 2002 --> Books Pricing Academic book prices Keywords: Books, Pricing The annual survey by the Library and Information Statistics Unit at Loughborough University in the UK of academic book prices in the UK and the USA has come up with a surprising...

... Keywords: Electronic publishing, Books The early optimism about the development of electronic books has ebbed as difficulties with pricing and compatibility remain intractable. Richard Poynder in Information World Review (May 2002) observes that: "Many in the industry are eagerly...

... © MCB UP Limited 2002 --> Books Interlending United Kingdom Control No more ILL for very old books Keywords: Books, Interlending, United Kingdom, Control No more ILL within the UK higher education community for books published before 1700. This may not have...

... ebrary is a leading provider of information distribution and retrieval services. The company's customizable ebrarian solution combines powerful software with copyright-protected books, journals, periodicals and other online documents provided by more than 100 of the world's leading publishers...

... © MCB UP Limited 2002 --> Books Electronic publishing Access to OnlineBooks chapters Keywords: Books, Electronic publishing ArticleSelect, a feature launched in 2001 that allows Wiley InterScience's Enhanced Access Licence customers to purchase individual journal...

... For further information and access to SourceOECD, see http://www.ingenta.com Source: Press release © MCB UP Limited 2000 --> Internet Online retrieval Books Statistics Reports Unlimited Web access to books, statistics, journals and reports from a world...

... with users, document supply centres, authors and publishers. Historical background Academic libraries are undergoing a period of transformation. After an era of rapid expansion in the 1960s and early 1970s, lower funding of higher education, coupled with continuing above average inflation in academic books...