KITS: a national system for document supply in Turkey
Abstract
Purpose
The paper aims to describe a new national system for resource sharing and document supply in Turkey.
Design/methodology/approach
The paper takes a historical and descriptive approach.
Findings
KITS has been very successful in linking academic and other institutions in Turkey to an effective and efficient system of document supply. This is illustrated by figures provided on its expansion in the last two years.
Practical implications
The paper is useful for all librarians concerned with national document supply systems, especially in the developing world.
Originality/value
This is the first published review of the national system that is transforming document supply in Turkey, and it deals frankly with the obstacles that KITS faces, at the same time indicating the ways in which success has been achieved.
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Citation
Cimen, E., Tuglu, A., Manyas, M., Çelikbaş, S. and Çelikbaş, Z. (2010), "KITS: a national system for document supply in Turkey", Interlending & Document Supply, Vol. 38 No. 1, pp. 58-66. https://doi.org/10.1108/02641611011025398
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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