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| American Libraries | 3 |
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| Journal Articles | 1 |
| Opinion Papers | 1 |
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Stanford, Edward – American Libraries, 1972
An American Reviews the developments during the last decade (1961-1971) toward a national library system in Great Britain. (7 references) (SJ)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Library Cooperation, Library Networks, Library Planning
Martin, Susan K. – American Libraries, 1978
A commentary on the need for the library profession to remain flexible when planning future library services and programs. Because of rapid technological, economic, and social changes, it is suggested that earlier decisions regarding national programs should be reassessed and different directions taken. (JPF)
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Futures (of Society), Library Networks, Library Planning
Atkinson, Hugh C. – American Libraries, 1987
Discusses the goals of library networks in terms of sharing scarce resources and improving user access to information, and advocates cooperative library planning to enhance these goals, including interlibrary activities and multitype library systems. (CLB)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Cooperative Programs, Interlibrary Loans, Library Collections
