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Peer reviewedKester, Diane D.; Jones, Plummer Alston, Jr. – North Carolina Libraries, 2002
Presents a history of library cooperation and technological advancement in North Carolina libraries from the Depression years to the early 1990s. Discusses early library cooperation and development of the North Carolina Information Network (NCIN). Describes the seven task forces on: Bibliographic Database, Document Delivery, Funding, Public…
Descriptors: Information Networks, Information Technology, Library Cooperation, Library Development
Peer reviewedTocatlian, Jacques – International Library Review, 1991
Discusses the ancient library at Alexandria and describes plans for the development of the new Bibliotheca Alexandrina. The administrative organization is discussed; the building design is explained; international cooperation between Egypt, UNESCO, UNDP (United Nations Development Programme), and the library community is described; and future…
Descriptors: Ancient History, Futures (of Society), International Cooperation, Library Administration
PDF pending restorationLaaksovirta, Tuula H.; Haavisto, Tuula – 1990
This illustrated publication, printed in both English and Finnish, describes Finland's libraries and information services. Topics covered include: (1) library users; (2) the conceptual role of the library; (3) the growth and development of the library system through Finland's agrarian, industrial, and budding infotech social phases; (4) the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Futures (of Society), Librarians, Library Cooperation
Peer reviewedSutter, Sem C. – College & Research Libraries, 1994
Places recent developments in German library and archival history in their historical context and summarizes information about collections whose status is likely to continue changing in the near term. The discovery and rehabilitation of five archives are described. The history of German library collections and their destruction and transfer to…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Archives, Books, Foreign Countries
Mathews, Virginia H. – American Libraries, 1997
Offers a brief history of library youth services and the political strategies behind them. Topics include the role of women, outreach programs of public libraries, tax support, library development after World War II, federal legislation and funding, National Library Week, school libraries, parent involvement, collaborative partnerships, and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Childrens Libraries, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs
Peer reviewedHawks, Carol Pitts – Public-Access Computer Systems Review, 1995
Discusses the implementation of the OhioLINK (Ohio Library and Information Network) system, an integrated library system linking 23 public and private academic institutions and the Ohio State Library. Topics include a history of OhioLINK; organizational structure; decision-making procedures; public relations strategies; cooperative circulation;…
Descriptors: Consortia, Databases, Integrated Library Systems, Library Administration
Peer reviewedDominguez, Patricia Buck; Swindler, Luke – College and Research Libraries, 1993
Provides a case study from the 1930s to the present of cooperative collection development at the Research Triangle university libraries (North Carolina). The rationale and principles for successful cooperation, types of cooperation that work best for different subjects and kinds of materials, and factors that promote long-term cooperation are…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Area Studies, Cooperative Planning, Financial Support
