Discusses networking, other forms of interlibrary cooperation, and the need for library managers to be aware of their role in these cooperative ventures. (CHC)

Discusses the author's report, "The Future of the National Library of Canada," in terms of its scope, intent, and limitations. (CHC)

Discusses making the resources of the special library, which are not usually accessible to the individual, available to the citizen through the Vancouver Public Library. (CHC)

Discusses the concept of multitype library networks, noting objectives and advantages for both academic and public libraries. System structure and user threats are noted in relation to informal cooperation and formalization. Twelve references are cited. (EJS)

Describes the history of the successful cooperation between the North York School System and the Metropolitan Toronto Public Libraries. Emphasis is given to the method of resolution of the problems inherent in such a cooperation and to the dismissal of some commonly anticipated fears. (JVP)

Discusses the need for public library/school library cooperation in the development of their respective resources, and the formation of a network of services. Also outlined are elements critical to the success of such a network. (JVP)

Describes the development of a consumer health information service, InfoHealth, which is operated by the Kingston Public Library (Ontario). Cooperative planning between public, academic, and hospital libraries and community health organizations is described; acquisition of materials is explained; and staffing and promotion of the service are…

Describes the principles of international lending and guidelines for procedure, including national centers, requesting, supplying, conditions of supply, period of loan, returning, receipts, responsibility for loss or damage, payment, and statistics. (CHC)

Describes TRESNET, a fully automated resource sharing network that provides an interlibrary loan and film booking system for the public libraries of seven counties and three municipalities in Ontario. The discussion covers the implementation and operation of the network and benefits being derived from it. (Author/CLB)

Discusses the concept of sharing of resources by school and public libraries with respect to priorities, education of librarians, and progress that is being made. Twenty references are cited. (CHC)

This essay discussing the purchasing power of the university library's acquisitions budget insists that intelligent cooperation and coordination between institutions will ensure that libraries continue to be repositories of creative thought and wisdom, though conceding that special collections may have to be pooled and branch services curtailed.…

Probes the contemporary definition of library resource sharing and outlines the attributes critical to such a program. Also considered are pressures for the adoption of resource sharing and roadblocks that might be encountered along the way. (JVP)

Describes automated library network developed when five municipal library systems entered into an equal partnership to create single database and to jointly own a computerized circulation and MARC records system. Highlights include use of microcomputers, the shared circulation system, costs, benefits, governance, equality, stability and financial…

Reports on a survey conducted in the Toronto area that was designed to investigate whether substantial differences exist in the attitudes of school librarians and public librarians toward combining school and public libraries. (Author/PF)

Librarians from Simon Fraser University, University of British Columbia, and University of Victoria formed a consortium for library cooperation, resource sharing, and professional communication. Aspects discussed include: collections; public services; processing and systems; reorganization; and effectiveness of the organization in meeting…