The objectives of the Washington Library Network (WLN) are 1) statewide sharing of resources among all types of libraries, 2) economically meeting the information demands of all citizens of the state, and 3) centralized computer-communication systems for bibliographic services. (Author)

A brief overview of elements that seem to juxtapose metropolitan librarianship and library cooperation. (Author)

Special libraries need to be aggressive in participating in all phases of the genesis and development of the network, including the planning process, the making of policy decisions, the provision of financial support, and thee making available of special library resources. (Author)

From the user's viewpoint, the four important cooperative trends are: 1) the use of technology to increase the effectiveness of library cooperation; 2) development of regional and national cooperative endeavors; 3) growing cooperation between the information user and librarian; and 4) cooperation between researchers on user needs and the…

Discusses how the formation of library consortia could improve library cooperation. (PF)

Designed to ease communication and resource sharing by libraries across the nation, this directory lists 968 cooperating library organizations. Library networks are listed by state and are arranged alphabetically within each state listing. Each entry includes the network name, acronym (if any), address, name and title of the director of…

This report deals with the problems relating to cooperative long-range planning for the seven Boston Theological Institute (B.T.I.) libraries. A single united library was considered and rejected as a solution to problems confronting these several libraries, because it would sacrifice the advantages of present decentralization by delaying responses…

Systems and networks have been a fact of life in Indiana for several years. The Area Library Services Authority, the Indiana Cooperative Library Services Authority, the Indiana Union List of Serials, the statewide TWX network, and others are documented with emphasis on the participation of specialized libraries. (Author)

The last few years have seen increasing interest in library networking in Australia from a number of different groups. All the projects have concerned networks of similar libraries and no parallel to U.S.A. developments of networks encompassing a variety of types of libraries has yet appeared. (Author)

Seven conditions necessary for a network are comparability, coordination, centrality, collegiality, compatibility, consortia and compensation. (9 references) (Author/AB)

Summarizes some of the findings relative to matters of cost and effectiveness of library cooperation programs which may be of general interest to the profession as a whole. (NH)

Discusses making the resources of the special library, which are not usually accessible to the individual, available to the citizen through the Vancouver Public Library. (CHC)