DOCUMENT SUPPLY - A CHALLENGE FOR CANADIAN LIBRARIES

Document supply in Canada presents many challenges because of the rela tively small population spread over vast distances but with the majori ty concentrated along the United States border. There are large distan ces between many population centres making the timely delivery of libr ary materials to users in these areas problematic. In an attempt to ad dress these issues the National Library of Canada has undertaken a num ber of studies and initiatives. Describes some of these studies and pr ovides a brief description of potential solutions.