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Peer reviewedWeaver-Meyers, Pat L.; Stolt, Wilbur A. – Journal of Library Administration, 1996
Library users' perceptions of the quality of interlibrary loan service are examined. Ten Greater Midwest Research Libraries Consortium members distributed surveys to patrons. Findings indicate patrons' satisfaction is minimally related to actual delivery speed; satisfaction and perceptions of timeliness are strongly correlated; a delivery speed of…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Document Delivery, Higher Education, Information Dissemination
Peer reviewedJackson, Mary E. – Journal of Library Administration, 2000
Considers the role of interlibrary loan and document delivery services in support of research collections and digital information. Highlights include current practices; licensing as it relates to interlibrary loan in the digital environment; distance education; the role of consortia; technical infrastructure; and archival retention versus…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Archives, Consortia
Peer reviewedPaine, Nancy E.; Ward, John – Journal of Library Administration, 1996
Compares interlibrary loan data from a 1995 survey of Greater Midwest Research Library Consortium and Association of Research Libraries members with a 1989 survey. Shows an increase in transaction to staff ratio and a negative correlation between transaction to staff ratio and lending fill rate. Relates factors affecting productivity, such as…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Document Delivery, Higher Education, Interlibrary Loans
Peer reviewedLevene, Lee-Allison; Pedersen, Wayne – Journal of Library Administration, 1996
Compares the results of an interlibrary loan (ILL) user satisfaction survey conducted among the Greater Midwest Research Library Consortium members with institution-specific data from Iowa State University and University of Arkansas. Discusses contrasts in policies in light of results that show significant differences in supplier charges per…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Cost Effectiveness, Delivery Systems, Higher Education
Peer reviewedLees, Francis C. – Journal of Library Administration, 1993
Describes the library at Rockefeller University and considers how it may be a model for future research libraries, i.e., the distributed library relying on remote resources. Highlights include resource sharing and interlibrary loan; research and scholarly interactions focused outside the library; decentralization of research information; and a…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Networks, Decentralization, Futures (of Society)
Peer reviewedBaker, Shirley K., Ed.; And Others – Journal of Library Administration, 1995
Contains 13 articles that discuss current issues, future directions, and critical questions regarding successful library resource sharing. The articles present economic decision models, consortia agreements, copyright dilemmas, technological advancements, and a national project to revamp interlibrary loan and document delivery. (Author/JMV)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Costs, Document Delivery
