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Shadle, Steve – Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship, 2009
In April 2007, the University of Washington Libraries debuted WorldCat Local (WCL), a localized version of the WorldCat database that interoperates with a library's integrated library system and fulfillment services to provide a single-search interface for a library's physical and electronic content. This brief will describe how WCL incorporates a…
Descriptors: Electronic Libraries, Academic Libraries, Library Networks, Online Catalogs
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Franklin, Ralph W.; MacDonald, Clarice I. – Special Libraries, 1976
The objectives of the Washington Library Network (WLN) are 1) statewide sharing of resources among all types of libraries, 2) economically meeting the information demands of all citizens of the state, and 3) centralized computer-communication systems for bibliographic services. (Author)
Descriptors: Databases, Library Cooperation, Library Networks
Huling, Nancy; Crisp, Jeanne; Rea, Jay Weston; Milton, Suzanne; Palmer, Gayle – Alki, 1998
Five articles about library cooperation discuss: statewide tiered reference services in California; sharing costs and increasing access through the Washington State Library's database licensing project; the Washington State Cooperative Library Project; FIND-IT! Washington, a World Wide Web site for locating government information; and the impact…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Cooperative Programs, Cost Effectiveness, Electronic Libraries