DELIVERY OF LIBRARY-SERVICES TO DISTANCE EDUCATION STUDENTS - THE BIBDEL RESEARCH-PROJECT AT DUBLIN-CITY-UNIVERSITY-LIBRARY

The BIBDEL: Libraries Without Walls Research Project is described. Det ails are given of two experiments carried out by researchers at Dublin City University Library as part of this project, to investigate the d elivery of library services to distance education students. Each exper iment examined a different scenario: delivery of library services dire ctly to the home, and delivery via local study centres or libraries. I n addition, scanning and file transfer were tested as methods of docum ent delivery. Findings include that the delivery of library services t o remote students is feasible using the current industry standard hard ware and software. Scanning is also a viable technical option for docu ment delivery, copyright restrictions being the only bar to its use.