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Peer reviewedHoadley, Irene B. – Journal of Library Administration, 1987
Reviews the history of the relationship between OCLC and the regional networks, and examines current stresses in this relationship. Strategies that might be used to preserve this partnership are suggested. (1 reference) (Author/CLB)
Descriptors: Bibliographic Utilities, Library Cooperation, Library Networks, Library Planning
Daehn, Ralph M. – 1974
Prepared at the request of the Advisory Systems Committee of the Ontario Universities' Library Cooperative System, this report presents the results of study of the feasibility of a bilingual regional system for maps, or alternatively, the possibility of adapting the Guelph system to CARTESS. The report is presented in three sections: (1) a…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cataloging, Classification, Comparative Analysis
Peer reviewedMartin, Susan K. – Journal of Library Administration, 1987
Defines the basis of successful networking as the provision of financial relief and functional benefit. The services provided by OCLC, regional networks, and local area networks are examined using these criteria, and a scenario of an ideal network is presented. (10 references) (CLB)
Descriptors: Cooperative Planning, Cost Effectiveness, Futures (of Society), Library Networks
Tompkins, Philip, Ed. – 1981
This document presents the proceedings of a conference organized to review the cooperative collection development features of the Missouri State Network Plan and to outline specific goals, methods, and materials for facilitating cooperative collection development projects in the state's multitype library networks. An introduction provides…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Check Lists, Library Acquisition, Library Associations
Download full textRobinson, Barbara M. – 1986
Volume 2 comprises the appendices to the study reported in Volume 1. The following textual material is presented: (1) background material for the first regional meeting on reference referral in the state of California; (2) minutes and participation lists from the seven focus group meetings held from March 27 through April 23, 1986; (3) summaries…
Descriptors: Cooperative Planning, Cost Effectiveness, Library Cooperation, Library Networks
Peer reviewedKorale, S. R. – Information Development, 1987
Describes participation by Sri Lanka in the HELLIS (Health Literature, Library and Information Services) Network, which links libraries for sharing health information resources at the national and regional levels. Highlights include establishment of the program; background, scope, function, and resources of participating libraries; and current…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Health Materials, Interlibrary Loans
Robinson, Barbara M. – 1986
Public libraries are currently the conduit for local, state, and federal funds used to support reference referral and other reference-related functions in California. Given potential funding constraints, this 5-month study expanded its original scope--to assess the cost effectiveness and efficiency of the Bay Area Reference Center (BARC) and the…
Descriptors: Cooperative Planning, Cost Effectiveness, Library Cooperation, Library Networks
