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Schenk, Margaret T. – Special Libraries, 1976
The State University at Buffalo Science and Engineering Library's experience attests to the value of regional hierarchical borrowing patterns in keeping turnaround time to a minimum and distributing the loan burden equitably. (Author)
Descriptors: College Libraries, Interlibrary Loans, Library Circulation, Library Networks
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Redmond, D. A. – Special Libraries, 1971
Seven conditions necessary for a network are comparability, coordination, centrality, collegiality, compatibility, consortia and compensation. (9 references) (Author/AB)
Descriptors: Interlibrary Loans, Library Cooperation, Library Networks, Library Services
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Olson, Paul E. – Special Libraries, 1976
A cost-benefit analysis of the 43-library, 260,000-title Midwest Medical Union Catalog of books, conducted from June 1973 through May 1975 under a grant from the National Library of Medicine, studied the 49 year-old catalog in the context of interlibrary loan activity of the Midwest Health Science Library Network. (Author)
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Interlibrary Loans, Library Networks, Library Research
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Corbin, Brenda G. – Special Libraries, 1982
Describes the benefits and drawbacks of the use of OCLC in the one-person library at the U.S. Naval Observatory in Washington, D.C. Cataloging functions, interlibrary loan, retrospective catalog conversion, dial access to online databases, and training problems are discussed. (JL)
Descriptors: Cataloging, Interlibrary Loans, Librarians, Library Administration
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Molholt, Pat – Special Libraries, 1989
Examines the impact of electronic communications systems on library networking, using such examples as interlibrary loans and union catalogs to illustrate the effects of telecommunications on library services. The need for strict adherence to library standards in order to ensure continued library cooperation is discussed. (CLB)
Descriptors: Cataloging, Information Technology, Interlibrary Loans, Library Cooperation
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Paskoff, Beth M. – Special Libraries, 1989
Discusses the general benefits of library networking in terms of selection, acquisition, organization, storage of and access to information, and the specific benefits of and barriers to special library networks. Examples of networking by special librarians are given, and suggestions are made for special librarians wishing to participate in formal…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Cataloging, Cost Effectiveness, Delivery Systems
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Friedman, Lydia; And Others – Special Libraries, 1994
Describes the Basic Health Sciences Library Network (BHSL), a multistate interlibrary loan network that operates without direct charges to its 460 member libraries or federal or state funding. Loan activity for 1992 resulted in collective savings of $592,672. The BHSL model can be applied to any group using a common locator tool. (Contains 17…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Costs, Governance, Guidelines