Annual Report 1994-1995 - Section on Document Delivery and Interlending


IN THIS DOCUMENT: Standing Committee and Section Membership Projects Publications Future Conferences Istanbul Meeting		Section on Document Delivery and Interlending
		Annual Report 1994-1995 Heinz Fuchs (Fachreferent fr Romanistik, Niedersächsische Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek, Platz der Göttinger Sieben 1, Postfach 2932, D-37073 GÖttingen, Germany (fax: +(49-551) 395222; e-mail: fuchs@mail.sub.uni-goettingen.de)) was elected Chair of the Section on Document Delivery, succeeding Niels Mark (Denmark). Ms Agneta Lindh (The Royal Library's Office for National Planning and Coordination, Box 5039, S-102 41 Stockholm, Sweden (fax: +(46-8) 4634274; e-mail: lindh@ibris.kb.se)) was elected Secretary, succeeding Heinz Fuchs. Standing Committee and Section Membership The Standing Committee has 20 members from 13 countries, plus three observers. A postal ballot had to be conducted by IFLA Headquarters in April/May 1995, since there were more nominated members than vacancies on the Standing Committee. There are 142 IFLA members registered for the Section. The former Section officers (Niels Mark and Heinz Fuchs) gave regular reports on the work of the Section at meetings in their home countries. Mr Fuchs organized an IFLA booth at the National Library Conference in Germany, and Mr Mark presented a paper at the 4th International Conference on Interlending and Document Supply in Calgary. Mr Fuchs has also been particularly active in providing translations into German of IFLA documents and brochures. Projects Fax Guidelines and Voucher Scheme The Section has been cooperating with the UAP Core Programme on these activities. The Fax Guidelines were published in May 1995, and the Secretary prepared a German translation which will be published in Bibliotheksdienst The Guidelines have also been translated into Danish and Italian. The Voucher Scheme is now in a trial phase. Interlibrary Lending and Document Delivery in Developing Countries There are two projects in the first phase financed by Danish and Norwegian development aid organizations, but both projects will be coordinated by the project groups established by the Section. Members from the group met in Oslo in June 1995 to discuss the projects, which will result in support for Internet and electronic activities in Africa. Publications Newsletter One issue of the Newsletter was produced in December 1994 and a news sheet was produced in May 1995, and sent to the 142 registered members. There has been an increasing interest in the newsletter and it has now received an ISSN and is indexed on the Pascal CD-ROM and in Interlending and Document Supply. Section brochure Maria Cecilia Cuturi (Italy) has translated the Section's brochure into Italian. A revised Russian version is also being prepared. Future Conferences Beijing 1996 The Section will hold a workshop on "Charging for Interlending and Document Delivery". Its open session will be on "Copyright Questions in Document Delivery and Interlending". Copenhagen 1997 The Section will organize its open session on "Interlending and Document Delivery in Developing Countries". The Section will also act as co-sponsor of the 5th Interlending Conference which will be held in Arhus as a pre-conference to the IFLA Conference. Istanbul Meeting The following papers were presented: The Changing Roles of Document Delivery and Interlending in Libraries by UNA M. GOURLAY and PENTTI VATTULAINEN Abstract: National libraries, which previously were judged by the strength of their collections, are increasingly being evaluated for their developments in user-oriented access. Since the 1970s document delivery and interlending have been the most visible and successful components of resource sharing. The concept of international resource sharing has been difficult for countries which have tried to remain self-sufficient. The formation of national networks has increased resource sharing, but has produced challenges in funding. Recognition of these issues has introduced changes in philosophies which reflect a user-oriented approach. In North American academic libraries, factors which have contributed to document delivery and interlending assuming a higher profile include reduced journal subscriptions, better bibliographic access, and raised expectations for fast delivery from users of the Internet. Commercial and library-based document delivery services have proliferated and electronic delivery of text is becoming routine. While libraries currently provide users with multiple options for document access, expected future developments focus on an integrated electronic environment from search to order to delivery. Planning for Wider User Involvement in Document Delivery and Interlending in the Nordic Countries by AGNETA LINDH Abstract: This paper describes the ILL and document delivery situation in the Nordic countries. Different projects to make documents available more quickly and more easily are described. A wider user involvement in the process is suggested as one way to save time in the document delivery process. The organization and work procedures in the ILL and document delivery are also examined.


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