Speech given before the Conference on Public-Library Relations (New York City, February 8-9, 1968).

Paper presented at the 3rd International Congress of Medical Librarianship, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, May, 1969.

Interviews, questionnaires and on-site visits were used in this study to analyze present cooperative efforts, to determine the feasibility of further cooperative efforts among all types of libraries and to recommend a specific program of interlibrary cooperation for the libraries of Fairfield, Connecticut. From the results collected, the study…

The conference was held by the North Country Reference and Research Resources Council as a means of communicating and cooperating with Canadian libraries situated in close proximity to the Northern New York State libraries composing the Council. Topics covered by invited speakers and round table discussions included: (1) cooperative library…

For the past twenty years university libraries have shown a tendency toward concentration of the holdings of separate institute libraries belonging to the same field of study within one single library. There has also been separation of branch libraries from the main body of the central library particularly in the fields of medicine and natural…

The Reference and Interlibrary Loan Service (RAILS) is a cooperative funded service located at the Ohio State University and serves the other eleven state-assisted universities in Ohio. During its first year (July 1, 1969 through June 30, 1970) this service received 7126 requests of which only 1241 were unfilled, 4197 were requests for photocopies…

A framework has been developed based upon concepts drawn primarily from organization theory and small group research. Emphasis has been placed upon the response of libraries to their environments. The library "stakes out claims" or establishes domains with regard to resources, users, and policies. Libraries then seek to have the…

An important tool for establishing efficient total library service is contracting, which allows a unit of government or a library to obtain the use of the resources of another library according to its specific needs. A contract can cover services to be purchased, financial arrangements, administrative responsibilities, legal considerations, and…

The purpose of this directory is to identify and describe all academic library consortia in the continental United States that satisfy the following specified criteria for inclusion: participating institutions must be autonomous, more than half the members must be academic libraries, two or more libraries must be involved, library consortia must…

In 1971, System Development Corporation (SDC) performed a study of academic library consortia, under contract to the U. S. Office of Education. The purpose of the study was to collect extensive information on existing academic library consortia and to develop a set of guidelines for planning, developing, operating, and evaluating a library…

Discusses the positive and negative aspects, as well as future possibilities, for transmitting interlibrary loan materials via telefacsimile. (CWM)

Outlines the development of public, commercial, and technical libraries and the establishment of local schemes of library cooperation. Current developments, activities, and changes where applicable are discussed in some detail. The inauguration of the Standing Conference of Co-operative Library and Information Services (SCOCLIS) and its recent…

Probes the contemporary definition of library resource sharing and outlines the attributes critical to such a program. Also considered are pressures for the adoption of resource sharing and roadblocks that might be encountered along the way. (JVP)

Library Pathfinders offer the opportunity to share reference methodology in an organized, nationwide manner. Intended to introduce users to the variety of information sources available, Pathfinders have been published in a wide range of disciplines. The authors describe Pathfinders and indicate how they can provide improved user service and…