... in Africa. Siviwe Bangani can be contacted at: Siviwe.Bangani@gmail.com 04 08 2017 14 11 2017 14 11 2017 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2018 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Universities Document delivery Interlending Document supply Resource...

... cited 842 times in 57 journals. Originality/value This paper describes a bibliometric study on open access journal publication, which has rarely been performed within the specific context of document supply issues. It provides a foundation for further research on titles as well as resources...

... Document Supply Centre functions “to support the library systems of the UK by providing a loan and photocopy service to other libraries through the country”[ 2 ]. However, each requesting library still has its own ILL service through which requests flow, while a lending centre is often considered as a last...

...Mike McGrath Purpose This paper aims to review the current Library and Information Science (LIS) literature for document supply, resource sharing and other issues such as open access that have an impact on the service. Design/methodology/approach The approach is based on the scanning of about...

... and is free and available to the current 172 members. KITS centralizes all document supply operations and processes in different formats (print, postal, fax, e-mail, computer files, etc.). When institutions decide to participate in the KITS system, they no longer need to use customized document supply...

.... This paper provides an update of the service two years on. Design/methodology/approach – The UOW Library has been attentive to global changes in the resource sharing industry and document supply services. Unmediated resource sharing options are growing and assuming an increasing portion of requests...

...Raymond Berard; Etienne Fleuret; Jacqueline Gillet; Jean-Yves Mougel Purpose – The purpose of the paper is to describe the current situation at the Institute for Scientific and Technical Information (INIST) the French document supply centre after their difficulties with open access articles...

... publications directly with the delivery service. In this case, it is very important that the service is user-friendly and offers appropriate licensing for end users. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2015 Document delivery Document supply Customer service Delivery services Document...

...Ylva Gavel Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe how systems automating the local document supply process (such as integrated library systems and ILL management systems) can be integrated with systems automating regional document requesting (interlending). This is illustrated...

... universities to experience an increase in ILL in the past few years. Matthias Werner can be contacted at: M.Werner@kent.ac.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2015 Library services Document delivery Interlending Interlibrary loan Document supply Interlibrary lending...

...Joachim Schöpfel Purpose – The paper aims to investigate the impact of the open access movement on the document supply of grey literature. Design/methodology/approach – The paper is based on a comparative survey of five major scientific and technical information centres: The British Library...

...Andrew Appleyard Purpose – The purpose of this study is to describe how the British Library Document Supply Service (BLDSS) is responding to changes in the provision of research content, redefining its services to suit varying audiences’ requirements and building on a flexible technology platform...

... or large public library. Micquel Little, can be contacted at: micq13@gmail.com © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2015 Libraries Survey Library users Interlibrary loan Document supply Resource sharing “Thank you” are words heard by many interlibrary loan (ILL) staff...

...David Michael Baker; Joachim Schöpfel Purpose – This paper aims to provide an overview and update of what one actually knows about the impact of open access on inter-lending and document supply. Design/methodology/approach – A review of recent papers, published after the Berlin Declaration...

...). At present, 830 libraries belong to the NILDE network, of which 77 per cent are university libraries, 9 per cent health research institutes and hospitals, 8 per cent public research institutions and 6 per cent other public and not-for-profit organizations. Italy Interlibrary loan Document supply...

.... © Authors 2014 China Interlibrary loan Interlending Document supply International interlibrary loan National Library of China With increased access to faraway databases and resources, more and more patrons are requesting materials that are found only in foreign libraries today...

... of document supply services of the major TIB publications. It also shows the barriers which inadequate copyright law poses to the exchange of scientific information. Germany Licensing Copyright law Interlibrary loan Document delivery Document supply TIB When it comes to providing academics...

...Mike McGrath Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide a review of the literature concerning interlending and document supply. Design/methodology/approach – A review based on the reading of over 150 journals and related material including reports, conferences and blogs. Findings...

...Mike McGrath Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide a review of the literature concerning interlending and document supply. Design/methodology/approach – The paper is based on the reading of over 130 journals and related material. Findings – Some interesting findings...

...Mike McGrath Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to review the current LIS literature for document supply and related topics. Design/methodology/approach – The paper is based on the scanning and reading of about 150 journals, reports, and web sites. Findings – There is continued...