This publication reports background information, a rationale, and a proposed state system for classification and retrieval of vocational-technical education curriculum materials for Alabama - a result of the state/federal-funded project entitled "Vocational Education Curriculum Operation--Management Plan" (VO-ED COMP). Major components…

This document examines the importance and difficulties in resource sharing and acquisition by libraries and introduces the procedures of the Site Appraisal for Area Resources Inventory (SAFARI) system as a method of comparative evaluation of subject collections among a group of libraries. Resource, or collection, sharing offers specific…

A cooperative serials project was undertaken by eight members of the Association of Research Libraries to develop a regional resource sharing system for current serials. The goals of the program were to implement a cooperative serials acquisitions and deselection program and to promote a rapid and extensive interlibrary loan program through the…