Electronic Document Delivery: a review and comparison of different services

Fiona Williams Phone: 01225 826826 ext.5248     lisfmw@bath.ac.uk     (Faculty Librarian, University of Bath)

Ariadne 1997
(ReLIS:doi:doiari:y:1997:i:11:p:4)

Abstract:

Following the original Electronic Document Delivery (EDD) trial using Blackwell's Uncover Service, a number of recommendations were made which led to an investigation into other document delivery services available on the market. The criteria used to decide which services would best suit the needs of the user, and the University of Bath Library staff who would be carrying out the trial are outlined in the first article of this two-part series (Williams). Two services were recommended for further trial, the BL Urgent Action Service (BLUA) and the Delft University of Technology Document Delivery Service (TUDELFT). BLUA was used as it was already familiar to the library staff and because of its extensive coverage. TUDELFT was decided on because of the low cost and because the majority of requests in the past had been science and technology requests. It was hoped that TUDELFT would be able to accommodate most of the requests.

Month: September 1997
Year: 1997

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