DOCUMENT DELIVERY IN DIGITAL ENVIRONMENT

Abstract

The increasing advancements in storage media, computers and telecommunications have forced library and information centres to access information more and more in different formats, styles and sizes. Document delivery has always been heart of the services offered by libraries, publishers and other organisations to their users. Document delivery comprises both print and electronic documents. Recently, there is tremendous development in electronic document delivery. There are sizeable number of agents in document delivery. These include library networks and consortia including national libraries, document delivery by CD-ROM, Commercial document delivery services, library suppliers and subscription agents. This paper discusses role of these agents in document delivery, process of document delivery as well as future of electronic document delivery.