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

The four primary goals of these cost and funding studies are described: (1) to determine representative costs of present library services without network support; (2) to estimate future costs of library services at various levels of proposed network support; (3) to evaluate and compare the impact of a network upon costs of library services; and…

This questionnaire was issue to 12 western libraries to provide data for in-depth case studies of costs of technical processing and interlibrary loan. An additional 88 libraries received a somewhat shorter questionnaire as part of the same survey, which was designed to determine representative costs of library services without network services,…

Reports the recent developments in the UAP program in Great Britain and Europe and suggests methods of solving the present problems. (JVP)

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)

This evaluation was conducted to review library service to Massachusetts state institutions and to examine levels of present or potential cooperation among all types of libraries. Based on interviews and questionnaires, the study is divided into three areas: resources for all types of libraries, service to state institutions, and library service…

This user's manual is a guide to the computer programs developed for the analysis of cost and volume data collected in a survey of technical processing and interlibrary loan supporting the development and implementation of a Western Interstate Bibliographic Network. Programs and analysis, developed in conjunction with ten data collection…

Presented are analyses of likely effects of implementing either a regional or state-wide library network for the State of Washington. If a more sophisticated system is adopted over the present system, the functions of interlibrary loan, technical services, and collection management would be facilitated through new organizational arrangements. It…

This selected and annotated list of publications includes those pieces published between 1969 and 1979 which treat various aspects of OCLC. They were chosen on the basis of their historical value, their current relevancy, and the amount of new information they contain. Titles are arranged alphabetically by author. (FM)

Opening remarks at the Workshop were given by Erik Bromberg, Director of Library Services, and the keynote address was presented by the Hon. Lawrence H. Dunn. Topics covered during the workshop included: a view from the top; Washington to Ann Arbor; Portland to Washington; library services; the Federal Library Committee; the new service of the…

This study of resource sharing among public libraries was made possible by six library systems in northern Illinois. With the organization of the library systems and development of interlibrary loan services and other cooperative activities, the problem of extending resource sharing among member libraries and between library systems arose. Several…

This report examines the costs of and services provided by the three major bibliographic utilities, OCLC (Online Computer Library Center), RLIN (Research Libraries Information Network), and WLN (Western Library Network). The services examined include acquisitions, cataloging, interlibrary loan, and reference. To examine costs, the format of the…

To improve its response time on interlibrary loan requests within the Metropolitan Cooperative Library System (MCLS), the Glendale Public Library is considering the consolidation of its response process within the Circulation Department (CD). At present this response is a joint effort between the CD, the Readers' Assistance Section, and the…

A companion to ED 029 678 which provided a preliminary evaluation for 1968, this evaluation covers the third six months of operation of the Texas State Library Communication Network. Background information on the Network and the evaluation criteria are given. Data sources included Network Transaction sheets, questionnaires completed by Network…

Co-ordination and co-operation of libraries require a degree of centralization. On a nation-wide scale the one library which is best equipped to perform such centralized functions will be the national library, which has the richest collections and reference apparatus, adequate financial support and trained staff. The national library should be…