Request/PIR News — Extending to Articles

A report is available with details on plans for extending the present books-only Request function to include journal articles.  The report is being used in discussions with SOPAG, University Librarians, and others about the timing and implementation of the extended service.

Extending Request to Articles in CDL-hosted Databases: An Assessment of Issues and Potential Impacts [http://www.cdlib.org/libstaff/sharedcoll/projects/pir/PIRArticleRequest.pdf].

Articles documenting the history of the PIR project can be found at: [http:/www.cdlib.org/libstaff/sharedcoll/projects/pir].