Interlibrary Loan Requests for Locally Available Materials: WorldCat Local's Impact

被引:4
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作者
Gaffney, Megan [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Delaware Lib, Interlib Loan & Document Delivery Serv, Delaware, OH USA
来源
COLLEGE & RESEARCH LIBRARIES | 2012年 / 73卷 / 01期
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D O I
10.5860/crl-213
中图分类号
G25 [图书馆学、图书馆事业]; G35 [情报学、情报工作];
学科分类号
1205 ; 120501 ;
摘要
Several studies have researched the reasons and patterns for academic library users' interlibrary loan requests for materials already available at their college or university library. This study examines interlibrary loan statistics at the University of Delaware for four academic years to determine whether World Cat Local impacts requests for locally available material. Data show that World Cat Local does reduce this type of request, particularly when users are requesting returnable loans of materials such as books or audiovisual items rather than copies of articles.
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页码:68 / 77
页数:10
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