This timely volume offers valuable imformation to all public library professionals who have questions about their participation in bibliographic networks. Contributors provide insights into both the benefits and the costs of networking by libraries of varying sizes and geographic locations. The actual uses of networks, their costs (including initial and ongoing expenses), and staffing needs are clearly explained.,
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Contents Foreword
Costs and Benefits of OCLC Use in Small and Medium Size Public Libraries
The Kewanee Public Library Votes Yes on OCLC
We'll Wait and See
A WLN Dilemma
Linking CLSI and UTLAS to Meet Local Needs
Present and Future Network Base for New Mexico's Public Libraries
Networking at the Principal Public Library in Rhode Island: A Decade of Change