Library cooperation in Turkey: the results of a survey of ILL librarians in higher education


Çelikbaş S., Mamondi F. E. F.

INTERLENDING & DOCUMENT SUPPLY, cilt.44, sa.2, ss.58-65, 2016 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 44 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2016
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1108/ilds-01-2016-0002
  • Dergi Adı: INTERLENDING & DOCUMENT SUPPLY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.58-65
  • İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Purpose - The purpose of this study is to investigate library cooperation among the libraries of Turkish higher education institutions in the changing global environment.

Purpose - The paper aims to describe a new national system for resource sharing and document supply in Turkey.

Design/methodology/approach - The paper takes a historical and descriptive approach.

Findings KITS has been very successful in linking academic and other institutions in Turkey to an effective and efficient system of document supply. This is illustrated by figures provided on its expansion in the last two years.

Practical implications The paper is useful for all librarians concerned with national document supply systems, especially in the developing world.

Originality/value - This is the first published review of the national system that is transforming document supply in Turkey, and it deals frankly with the obstacles that KITS faces, at the same time indicating the ways in which success has been achieved.