Nick Ripatrazone schreibt auf Literary Hub unter dem Titel «InterLibrary Loan Will Change Your Life» eine kurze Geschichte des Interbibliothekarischen Leihverkehrs:
«Even in an age when we can buy most any book with a single click, the InterLibrary Loan system remains a beautiful creation—and one that is often free. It is also a pleasant metaphor: we are loaned knowledge from afar, but we have to take care of it. Just remember not to tear that white band.»