Interlibrary loan and document delivery in the larger academic library a guide for university, research, and larger public libraries

• Main Author: Hilyer, Lee Andrew (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Binghamton, NY Haworth Information Press 2002
• Subjects: Document delivery > Interlibrary loans; Academic libraries > Interlibrary loans; Research libraries > Interlibrary loans; Interlibrary loans
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• Item Description: Co-published simultaneously as Journal of interlibrary loan, document delivery & information supply, v. 13, nos. 1/2 2002
• Physical Description: xviii, 130 pages illustration 22 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. 121-128) and index
• ISBN: 9780789019516; 9780789019509

The perfect introduction to interlibrary loan! Interlibrary Loan and Document Delivery in the Larger Academic Library is primarily a practical handbook for library staff members who are new to interlibrary loan, the suggestions and resources it contains will also be valuable to experienced interlibrary loan staff. With the tremendous changes and innovative new technologies that have been introduced in the past few years, this essential book fills an urgent need in the library literature for an up-to-date interlibrary loan manual. Based upon the policies and procedures of the interlibrary loan department at Rice University in Houston, Texas, this handy desk reference provides a case study of an actual ILL department as well as general suggestions for organizing and operating a modern ILL department.