...Clare MacKeigan Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide background and context on the need for a new interlibrary loan (ILL) system interoperability standard, describe the basic purpose and structure of ISO 18626, information and documentation – interlibrary Loan Transactions...

...Xiaohua Zhu; Lan Shen Purpose – This paper aims to reveal the perceived barriers to e-book interlibrary loan (ILL) and their reflections on academic libraries’ ILL/lending policies. Academic libraries in the USA have witnessed an impressive growth in acquiring e-journals and e-books. Although ILL...

...CJ de Jong; Heidi Nance Purpose – This paper aims to evaluate the use of alternative methods compared to traditional interlibrary loan (ILL) processes. Design/methodology/approach – ILL departments around the world were surveyed about their policies and procedures for obtaining materials...

...Marjory Lobban Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe the introduction of ILLiad at the University of Edinburgh and its wider impact. Design/methodology/approach The paper provides a hands‐on description by a practitioner of an interlibrary loans (ILL) system new to the UK...