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Peer reviewedKurosman, Kathleen; Durniak, Barbara Ammerman – College and Research Libraries, 1994
Examines and compares the costs and response times of traditional interlibrary loan services and four commercial document delivery suppliers based on a study conducted by Vassar College libraries through the OCLC Interlibrary Loan subsystem. Results are reported that indicate commercial services were usually no more efficient but were more…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness, Costs
Peer reviewedDougherty, Richard M. – College and Research Libraries, 1985
Examines the roles and structures of several European national lending systems to find useful models for guiding future developments at home and abroad. Highlights include the current scene, growth of union catalogs, patterns of collection use, new bases for measuring performance, and charting a future course. (18 references) (EJS)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Global Approach, Higher Education, Information Systems
