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Resource Sharing or Cost Shifting?--The Unequal Burden of Cooperative Cataloging and ILL in Network.
Peer reviewedLowry, Charles B. – College and Research Libraries, 1990
Examines the dilemmas of participation in resource sharing library networks and proposes solutions based on shifting inducements toward contribution by remunerating the contributing library for the unit cost of original cataloging. A "contribution pricing" model recently announced by OCLC is also evaluated as a possible solution. (21…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Cost Effectiveness, Information Technology, Interlibrary Loans
