| Download | - View final version: New directions in digital information delivery in the web environment at the NRC Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information (PDF, 692 KiB)
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| Author | Search for: Ireland, Michael1 |
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| Affiliation | - National Research Council Canada. NRC Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information
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| Sponsor | Search for: International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) |
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| Format | Text, Article |
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| Conference | World Library and Information Congress: 74th IFLA General Conference and Council: "Libraries without Borders: Navigating towards Global Understanding" August 10-14, 2008, Quebec, Canada |
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| Subject | electronic articles; electronic books; document delivery; electronic document delivery; interlending; web services; service oriented architecture; resource sharing |
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| Abstract | Purpose: In 2007, NRC-CISTI launched two new online electronic discovery services, Discover and eBook Loans. This is just the beginning of changes at NRC-CISTI. The paper describes the new services, NRC-CISTI’s plans for transforming document delivery and the importance of these emerging business models for libraries. Design/Methodology/Approach: The paper is conceptual in nature, describing the Discover and eBook Loan services, discussing NRC-CISTI’s plans for transformation from print to electronic document delivery and the impact of the growing dominance of electronic literature, on library resource sharing models. Findings: The new breed of Web-based user oriented services have aroused different reactions in the library community, some very positive, some neutral, some negative. As NRC-CISTI embarks on more changes to its services it will work within the library community to make these services relevant to their needs. Originality/Value: Newly emerging information delivery services related to the digital landscape underlines the richness of new ideas in the library community to improve access to scholarly literature for users. |
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| Publication date | 2008-08-10 |
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| Publisher | IFLA |
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| Language | English |
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| Peer reviewed | Yes |
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| NPARC number | 9069441 |
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| Export citation | Export as RIS |
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| Record identifier | a9ee4b96-b8fa-49fd-b837-62cf82cb084e |
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| Record created | 2009-10-02 |
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| Record modified | 2024-05-13 |
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