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Testing Common Assumptions about Resource Sharing.

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Sloan, Bernie – Information Technology and Libraries, 1998

Discusses resource sharing among libraries based on a study of data from the Illinois Library Computer Systems Organization (ILCSO). Highlights include differences in borrowing patterns based on the size of libraries, lending/borrowing ratios, and the volume of resource-sharing activity compared to other factors. (LRW)

Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Interlibrary Loans, Library Cooperation, Public Libraries

Modeling Collection Overlap on a Microcomputer.

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Potter, William Gray – Information Technology and Libraries, 1983

Describes use of personal computer connected to large, multilibrary bibliographic system (Illinois' Library Computer System network) to model an analysis of record duplication across entire system. The pilot project, compressed records, the test database utilizing records from four libraries, and the matching scheme are discussed. Five sources are…

Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Oriented Programs, Databases, Higher Education