Sekerak R J, Light J C, Wang H, Hall E F
Charles A. Dana Medical Library, University of Vermont, Burlington, 05405, USA.
Med Ref Serv Q. 1997 Summer;16(2):27-36. doi: 10.1300/J115v16n02_04.
The University of Vermont's Medical Library evaluated the services of three commercial document delivery suppliers with significant holdings in biomedicine. The purpose of the trial was to determine whether journal articles could be procured in less time than routine interlibrary loan without greatly increasing costs. Each supplier offered a quick delivery method employing modern technology at a standard fee. The need to pay copyright royalties at times and a desire to test the possibility of substituting "access" for "collection" also prompted the trial. Results reported include: mean and median delivery times, percentages of requested titles held, and average price per transaction, including copyright fee. The Medical Library continues to use commercial services to augment interlibrary loan.
佛蒙特大学医学图书馆评估了三家在生物医学领域拥有大量馆藏的商业文献传递供应商的服务。此次试验的目的是确定能否在不大幅增加成本的情况下，比常规馆际互借更快地获取期刊文章。每个供应商都提供一种采用现代技术的快速传递方式，并收取标准费用。有时需要支付版权版税，以及想要测试用“获取”替代“馆藏”的可能性，这些也促使了此次试验。报告的结果包括：平均和中位数传递时间、所拥有的被请求文献的百分比，以及每笔交易的平均价格，包括版权费。医学图书馆继续使用商业服务来补充馆际互借。
