Document delivery from Texas to Qatar: an international inter-campus service Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to describe document delivery services between Texas A&M University Libraries (TAMUL) and Texas A&M University at Qatar Library (TAMUQL) from 2003 to 2008.Design/methodology/approachThe paper provides insights into the development of the new service provided by main campus libraries from College Station, Texas to the new branch library in Doha, Qatar.FindingsDocument delivery is a popular, accurate, prompt, and well appreciated service for students, faculty, researchers, and staff to obtain needed curriculum and research materials unavailable at TAMUQL due to space limitations.Originality/valueThis research provides useful and practical information for administrators and librarians planning to establish document delivery and interlibrary loan services.

published proceedings

  • INTERLENDING & DOCUMENT SUPPLY

author list (cited authors)

  • Yang, Z., & Gyeszly, S. D.

citation count

  • 3

complete list of authors

  • Yang, Zheng Ye Lan||Gyeszly, Suzanne D

publication date

  • January 2009