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Interlibrary loan and document delivery in North American health sciences libraries during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Jennifer K LloydKristine M AlpiMargaret A HooglandPriscilla L StephensonElizabeth Meyer
Published in: Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA (2023)
Lack of communication regarding collection availability and staffing resulted in delayed or unfilled requests. Hospital and academic libraries made similar decisions about continuing services but reported different experiences in areas such as purchasing digital content. Hybrid ILL/DD workflows may continue for managing these services.
Keyphrases
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