Formulates a philosophy as to when a library should rely on its own resources and when it should rely on others. (Author/PF)

A history and overview of library services in the health sciences area, beginning with the deluge of information in World War II. Includes discussion of types of libraries and users, special services, interlibrary cooperation, bibliography and research, information retrieval and library mechanization. An extensive list of references is appended.…

Cooperative efforts in art libraries are surveyed with special reference to the Art Research Libraries of Ohio (ARLO). (PF)

Provides an overview of developments in health sciences libraries leading to the virtual library. Highlights include online searching; integrated library systems; networked resources; the expansion of interlibrary loans and document delivery systems; the Integrated Academic Information Management System; and the role of the National Library of…

Three key areas for resource sharing of nonprint materials through information or electronic networks--bibliographic access, interlibrary loan, collection development--are discussed from the perspective of current and proposed media networking activities within a national consortium of film and video libraries and its members. Eighteen sources are…

Surveys interlibrary loan and resource sharing from 1634 to 1910. (PF)

Recounts the difficulties of bringing together state and regional programs in a nationwide system. (Author)

Outlines recent trends in library cooperation in England with emphasis on the British Library's programs. (PF)

Surveys cooperative library projects of the past 75 years in the United States. (PF)

A discussion of the information needs of health professionals, the regional libraries organized to serve them, and some document delivery services of the Regional Medical Libraries Program. (LS)

Reports on the efforts of the California State University and Colleges to develop a series of cost studies to identify and analyze specific library operations as a basis for decision-making among alternatives. (Author/PF)

Describes changes in the interlibrary loan process at Southern Illinois University (Carbondale) that has empowered patrons to directly request materials through a shared online union catalog and circulation system. Staffing issues, patron satisfaction, and turnaround time are discussed. (LRW)

This study of the way librarians use the library literature examined interlibrary loan requests at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Data were analyzed on: subjects, journals, and years requested; library types; patron types; and citation sources. The practical and technical aspects of librarianship were found to be the most…

Discusses library resource sharing. Highlights include access to information, document delivery, interlibrary loan, and the social, economic, and technological complexities of new mechanisms; and traditional roles of libraries that provide both opportunities for cooperation and paradoxes for the continuation of selection, archiving, and…

Using data on the cost of interlibrary loan, journal prices, and journal use, this article presents an economic analysis of the SUNY (State University of New York) Express consortium and the potential savings from consortium delivery of scholarly articles and joint collections development. Concludes that while considerable savings are possible…