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TWX and interlibrary loans. [PDF]

open access: yesBulletin of the Medical Library Association, 1969
Libraries now have available to them a variety of ways of speeding the flow of information among widely scattered locations. One of the means for the improvement of interlibrary loan service is the use of the teletypewriter, and the use of Teletypewriter Exchange Service (TWX) by medical libraries during the past three years is described.
Bird W.
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Obtaining Journal Titles via Big Deals Most Cost Effective Compared to Individual Subscriptions, Pay-Per-View, and Interlibrary Loan.

open access: yesEvidence Based Library and Information Practice, 2016
Objective – To determine if “Big Deal” journal subscription packages are a cost-effective way to provide electronic journal access to academic library users versus individual subscriptions, pay-per-view, and interlibrary loans (ILL).
Kathleen Reed
doaj   +3 more sources

Services of Public Libraries in the Age of Technology: A Pakistani Perspective

open access: yesSAGE Open, 2023
The research evaluated public libraries in Pakistan concerning their ICT resources, services and use of various ICT tools in service delivery. The research was quantitative and relied on a survey to collect the necessary data.
Mohamad Sohail Haider   +2 more
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Differences Between the Perception and Use of Virtual Reference Services for Complex Questions

open access: yesEvidence Based Library and Information Practice, 2023
A Review of: Mawhinney, T., & Hervieux, S. (2022). Dissonance between Perceptions and Use of Virtual Reference Methods. College & Research Libraries, 83(3), 503–525.
Kathy Grams
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Interlibrary Loan Rates for Academic Libraries in the United States of America Have Increased Despite the Availability of Electronic Databases, but Fulfilment Rates Have Decreased

open access: yesEvidence Based Library and Information Practice, 2012
Objectives – To determine the number of interlibrary loan (ILL) requests in academic libraries in the United States of America over the period 1997-2008, and how various factors have influenced these rates.
Kathryn Oxborrow
doaj   +1 more source

Measuring the Effectiveness of Queen Elizabeth II Library Document Delivery Operations Before and After the Implementation of Relais International’s Enterprise Document Delivery Software

open access: yesEvidence Based Library and Information Practice, 2007
Objective To compare the performance of the Queen Elizabeth II Document Deliveryoperation before and after the implementation of Relais International’s Enterprise documentdelivery software.Methods This paper employs methodology established in the ...
Patrick Warner
doaj   +3 more sources

Ebooks Licensing and Canadian Copyright Legislation: A Few Considerations

open access: yesPartnership: The Canadian Journal of Library and Information Practice and Research, 2009
Ebooks have become increasingly common in collection development strategies. The availability and delivery of monographs in digital formats has gained significantly in popularity in many libraries, particularly in the academic sector.
Tony G Horava
doaj   +1 more source

Follow-Up Study on Free Document Delivery and Interlibrary Loan Service Demonstrates Customer Satisfaction and Generates Improvements

open access: yesEvidence Based Library and Information Practice, 2013
Objective – Texas A&M University Libraries have delivered free documents and interlibrary loans for ten years via the Get it for me service. This study explores whether the needs of customers are being met, areas for improvement, acceptable turnaround ...
Kathleen Reed
doaj   +1 more source

Inter-Library Loans and Document Supply Services in Italy Appear to Supplement Journal Subscriptions Rather Than Replace Them

open access: yesEvidence Based Library and Information Practice, 2011
Objectives – To examine patterns of Inter-Library Loans and Document Supply (ILL) in a large network of libraries over a period of five years, in order to establish whether ILL services are being used to replace journal subscriptions.
Kathryn Oxborrow
doaj   +1 more source

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