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Global Resource Sharing

Author Heidi Nance , Margaret Bean , Linda Frederiksen
Release Date: 2011/11/01
ISBN: 9781843346258
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Book Description

Written from a global perspective, this book reviews sharing of library resources on a global scale. With expanded discovery tools and massive digitization projects, the rich and extensive holdings of the world’s libraries are more visible now than at any time in the past. Advanced communication and transmission technologies, along with improved international standards, present a means for the sharing of library resources around the globe. Despite these significant improvements, a number of challenges remain. Global Resource Sharing provides librarians and library managers with a comprehensive background in and summary of the issues involved in global resource sharing.

  • Analyses current and future environments for international resource sharing, including past research and discussions
  • Provides an international perspective on a global library issue
  • Includes examples of successful and innovative global resource sharing initiatives

Table of Contents

  1. Cover image
  2. Title page
  3. Table of Contents
  4. Copyright
  5. List of figures and tables
  6. Acknowledgements
  7. About the authors
  8. Chapter 1: An introduction to global resource sharing
    1. Abstract:
    2. Overview
    3. Intent and design of the book
  9. Chapter 2: A brief history of international interlibrary lending and document supply
    1. Abstract:
    2. Introduction
    3. ‘We should develop some system’
    4. Underlying principles and reasonable rules
    5. Document delivery – Part I
    6. Discover, locate, request, deliver
    7. Document delivery – Part II
    8. The last mile
    9. Highlights
  10. Chapter 3: PEST and SWOT analysis of international interlibrary loan
    1. Abstract:
    2. Introduction
    3. PEST analysis of international interlibrary loan
    4. SWOT analysis of international interlibrary loan
    5. Summary
  11. Chapter 4: An overview of current practices
    1. Abstract:
    2. Introduction
    3. The requesting process
    4. Locating a lender
    5. National, international and local catalogs
    6. The shipping process
    7. Fees and payments
    8. Statistics
    9. Issues and challenges
    10. Summary
    11. Useful resources
  12. Chapter 5: Case studies in global resource sharing
    1. Abstract:
    2. Introduction
    3. Participation in global resource sharing – survey responses
  13. Chapter 6: Selected case studies
    1. Abstract:
    2. Introduction
    3. Web resources
  14. Chapter 7: The future of global resource sharing
    1. Abstract:
    2. Introduction
    3. Trends
    4. Scenarios
    5. Summary
  15. Appendix: Case Studies Survey
  16. Glossary/Acronyms
  17. Bibliography
  18. Index
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