Cassidy T R
Bull Med Libr Assoc. 1967 Oct;55(4):390-3.
The National Library of Medicine was a pioneer in the development of the interlibrary loan system. In 1957, the Library instituted the policy of combining loan and photocopy which it follows to this day. There has been a steady rise in the demand for photocopies from the NLM; hence, the advantage of making fuller use of local resources before approaching NLM is stressed. The criteria the Library observes to strike a balance between the national public interest expressed in the Library's statutory mission, and private interests protected by the Copyright Act, are described; but NLM will always be obliged to provide materials difficult to obtain elsewhere. Developing programs under the Medical Library Assistance Act should have considerable impact on the local availability of medical library resources.
美国国立医学图书馆是馆际互借系统发展的先驱。1957年，该图书馆制定了将借阅与影印相结合的政策，至今仍在沿用。向美国国立医学图书馆索取影印件的需求一直在稳步上升；因此，强调了在向美国国立医学图书馆求助之前更充分利用当地资源的优势。描述了该图书馆为在其法定使命所体现的国家公共利益与《版权法》所保护的私人利益之间取得平衡而遵循的标准；但美国国立医学图书馆始终有义务提供在其他地方难以获取的资料。根据《医学图书馆援助法》制定的计划应该会对当地医学图书馆资源的可得性产生重大影响。
