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LAMDA: an example of a resource‐sharing document delivery service in UK Higher Education libraries

Published:2005-03-01 Issue:1 Volume:33 Page:4-7
ISSN:0264-1615
Container-title:Interlending & Document Supply
language:en
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Author:

Goodier Rose

Abstract

PurposeAims to describe the development of the LAMDA service, from its inception as an eLib project in 1995 to its current status as a commercial service.Design/methodology/approachDescriptions of the staff structure, turnaround times, equipment and software and the LAMDA Union list are all included.FindingsAttention is drawn to LAMDA's influence on subsequent projects such as Docusend and SUNCAT.Originality/valueThe article concludes that the steep rise in electronic journal subscriptions in academic libraries has been a major factor in reducing the number of LAMDA transactions made in recent years.

Publisher

Emerald

Subject

Library and Information Sciences

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