Carl's ILLiad Blog: Open Access Article Availability -- An Alternative to ILL?

"It is no secret that open access has become an important resource for scholarly research in recent years, as an alternative to costly print and electronic journal subscriptions, and service and processing fees incurred (by you or by your agent library staff) through copyright and resource sharing operations. It is a controversial subject in the world of academic research, and a concern for the librarians who work to support the needs of researchers. Insofar as it is related to interlibrary loan services (the need for or lack thereof), I would like to offer some experiential advice from the perspective of library resource sharing."