Abstract
Reviews recent interlending and document supply literature, with coverage of the following topics: why ILL requests fail; access versus holdings via electronic document delivery; evaluating the various suppliers, delivery options, page formats, costs and speed for electronic document delivery; electronic document delivery as one of the ways libraries can service the needs of open/distance learners; and the problems of document delivery to and for developing countries.
Subject
Library and Information Sciences
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