In the library literature, a great deal of interest in patron-driven collection development has recently been expressed, especially in those programs that link acquisitions with interlibrary loan. However, the implementation of such programs has been limited, at least in part because of concerns over the potential for wasteful spending. The authors will attempt to address this common concern by...

As interlibrary loan (ILL) becomes an increasingly used resource sharing mechanism for the exchange of books and periodicals, libraries have embraced new technologies to better manage ILL activities. While many efficiencies have been gained through the use of computers and telecommunication networks, the proliferation of telecommunication options, ILL systems and non-standard message formats ha...

index Access only to abstracts provided Usage Packages, Databases Citations/impact factor How often journal is cited both locally and globally Cost per use Successful full-text downloads/cost Interlibrary loan (ILL) use Comparing cost per use with cost of ILL JOURNAL OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY—•• 2015 3 DOI: 10.1002/asi 520 JOURNAL OF THE ASSOCIATION F R INFORMATI...

~ S T M C T THISARTICLE PRESENTS AN ECONOMIC ANALYSIS of the SUNY Express consortium and the potential savings from consortium delivery of scholarly articles and joint collection development. An economic model of consortium collection development is presented. Data on the cost of interlibrary loan, journal prices, and journal use are provided to determine the potential savings of the SUNY Expre...

IN 1979 THE administration of Tucson Medical Center (TMC) encouraged the library staff to explore the possibility of assisting rural Arizona hospitals in developing medical library services. One of the greatest obstacles encountered in establishing effective rural hospital libraries was the absence of trained reference personnel to provide on-site service. Another considerable problem was the d...