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Peer reviewedBrown, Rowland – Resource Sharing and Information Networks, 1983
This presentation by the president and chief executive officer of OCLC focuses on library automation and networking in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s, citing an article by Richard DeGennaro and relating experiences at OCLC in resource sharing and related information services. (EJS)
Descriptors: Consortia, Futures (of Society), Information Services, Library Automation
Peer reviewedEdgar, Jim – Resource Sharing and Information Networks, 1983
Presents remarks of the Secretary of State and State Librarian of Illinois concerning the Illinois Library and Information Network (ILLINET) which was created in 1965. Effective use of developing technology (online catalogs, interlibrary loan, automated circulation systems, collection development), anticipating changing needs of library users, and…
Descriptors: Consortia, Financial Support, Information Systems, Interlibrary Loans
Peer reviewedMockus, Laima – Resource Sharing and Information Networks, 1983
Profiles the New England Library Information Network (NELINET), whose purpose is to serve as focal point for achievement of cost effective library automation through shared resources. Origins of NELINET are highlighted as well as NELINET services, including archival tapes, role as OCLC broker network, cost effectiveness, and successful use of new…
Descriptors: Consortia, Cost Effectiveness, Library Automation, Library Cooperation
Peer reviewedMcCoy, Richard – Resource Sharing and Information Networks, 1983
Discusses library networking from perspective of the Research Libraries Group (RLG), whose principle programs are collection development, preservation, resource sharing, and providing access to each others' collections. Development and highlights of the Research Libraries Information Network (RLIN)--preservation program, East Asian program,…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Databases, Futures (of Society), Higher Education
