Interlibrary Loan Protocol: Development and Status [and] Microcomputers and ILL: The Practical Aspects.

Turner, Fay; Daehn, Ralph M.

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Publication Date: 1988

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Interlibrary Loan Protocol: Development and Status [and] Microcomputers and ILL: The Practical Aspects.

Turner, Fay; Daehn, Ralph M.

Canadian Library Journal, v45 n2 p91-95,99-106 Apr 1988

The first of two articles describes the development of a protocol for interlibrary loan communications by the National Library of Canada, and discusses the benefits derived from standards that allow libraries using different communications equipment to exchange messages. The second discusses the impact of the standardized protocol on microcomputer-based operations. (CLB)

Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Developed Nations, Evaluation Criteria, Foreign Countries, Interlibrary Loans, Library Automation, Library Networks, Microcomputers, Needs Assessment, Shared Library Resources, Standards, Telecommunications

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative

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Audience: Policymakers; Administrators; Practitioners

Language: English

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