Document Type

Article

Publication Date

January 2016

Publication Title

Medical Reference Services Quarterly

DOI

10.1080/02763869.2016.1117288

Keywords

Academic libraries, collection development, document delivery, interlibrary loan

Disciplines

Collection Development and Management | Library and Information Science

Abstract

Like most academic libraries, San José State University Library is struggling to meet users’ rising expectations for immediate information within the financial confines of a flat budget. To address acquisition of nonsubscribed article content, particularly outside of business hours, San José State University Library implemented Copyright Clearance Center’s Get It Now, a document delivery service. Three academic years of analyzed data, which involves more than 10,000 requests, and the subsequent collection development actions taken by the library will be discussed. The value and challenges of patron-driven, unmediated document delivery services in conjunction with traditional document delivery services will be considered.

Comments

This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Medical Reference Services Quarterly on January 21, 2016, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/02763869.2016.1117288.
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