Document Delivery Services: Issues and Answers

A comprehensive survey of current trends in document delivery and resource sharing, this volume addresses a range of topics surrounding the impact of document delivery systems on libraries' provision of information to their clientele. Among the topics covered are the use of both commercial and non-commercial document suppliers, the role of the electronic library networks in document supply, copyright issues, the impact on traditional economies of publishing procedures, staffing and workflow in libraries, and the future directions for document delivery systems. A resource list of major commercial suppliers is appended.