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Peer reviewedEdwards, Heather M. – Information Technology and Libraries, 1999
Describes GAELIC (Gauteng and Environs Library Consortium), the largest academic library consortium in South Africa. Formed in response to conditions in higher education and the need to become more cost effective, GAELIC is working to overcome the effects of the previous government's discriminatory approach through resource sharing and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Consortia, Cost Effectiveness, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedLin, Sharon Chien – Information Technology and Libraries, 1996
Describes the development of the national integrated online information network in the Republic of China. Highlights include a history of library and information automation in Taiwan, the coordination efforts of the central government, creation of the Chinese MARC format, and automation under the leadership of the National Central Library.…
Descriptors: Chinese, Foreign Countries, Government Role, Information Networks
Peer reviewedDai, Longji; Chen, Ling; Zhang, Hongyang – Information Technology and Libraries, 2000
Describes CALIS (China Academic Library and Information System), a nationwide academic library consortium funded primarily by the Chinese government to serve multiple resource-sharing functions among the participating libraries, including online searching, interlibrary loan, document delivery, and coordinated purchasing and cataloging, by…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cataloging, Consortia, Document Delivery
