The role of interlibrary loan in a new academic library

Describes the mechanism of interlibrary lending (ILL) as used by the Library of the City Polytechnic of Hong Kong - an institute of higher education only four years old. Examines the library′s informal network with other academic libraries in Hong Kong. Provides a statistical analysis that illustrat...

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Published in:Interlending & document supply 1990-01, Vol.18 (1), p.18-21
Main Author: WT Poon, Paul
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic libraries
Acquisitions
City Polytechnic of Hong Kong Library
Cooperation
Higher education
Hong Kong
Interlending
Interloans
Library services
Polytechnic libraries
Statistics
Technical services
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Summary:Describes the mechanism of interlibrary lending (ILL) as used by the Library of the City Polytechnic of Hong Kong - an institute of higher education only four years old. Examines the library′s informal network with other academic libraries in Hong Kong. Provides a statistical analysis that illustrates the features and trends of the ILL service in the past few years. Outline major problems that handicap ILL.
ISSN:0264-1615
1758-5848
DOI:10.1108/EUM0000000003471