THE CONCLUSION OF THE INTER‐REGIONAL SUBJECT COVERAGE SCHEME

Abstract

The IRSC Scheme ended on 31 December 1973 after the British Library had undertaken to provide loan access to current British non‐fiction monographs. The scheme is described briefly. The results of a survey to determine the nature of the problem posed by requests from the regions for items out of the scope of the British Library Lending Division's acquisitions policy are presented. It is concluded that the BLLD can provide a similar level of service while saving the regions much administrative and financial effort.

Citation

Ede, S.J. (1975), "THE CONCLUSION OF THE INTER‐REGIONAL SUBJECT COVERAGE SCHEME", BLL Review, Vol. 3 No. 1, pp. 3-6. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb008448