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Document delivery demand and service review at the University of Kent

Matthias Werner (Templeman Library, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK)

Interlending & Document Supply

ISSN: 0264-1615

Article publication date: 18 May 2015

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Abstract

Purpose

This paper aims to investigate the document delivery demand at the University of Kent and describes the recent changes to the document delivery service and their impact.

Design/methodology/approach

Statistical data from 2007 to 2015 and user feedback have been examined.

Findings

There is a combination of reasons behind the high level of demand for interlibrary loan (ILL) material at the University of Kent, most notably the specific needs of users and library policy regarding document delivery.

Originality/value

A study of one of the very few UK universities to experience an increase in ILL in the past few years.

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Citation

Werner, M. (2015), "Document delivery demand and service review at the University of Kent", Interlending & Document Supply, Vol. 43 No. 2, pp. 98-103. https://doi.org/10.1108/ILDS-03-2015-0007

Publisher

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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