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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
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
