Handbook of Library Cooperation
Gower Publishing Ltd
Published on 13. June 1991
Book
Hardback
300 pages
978-0-566-03627-9 (ISBN)
Description
Library co-operation has moved from an informal supporting role for individual library services to that of a major strategic instrument in the organization of available national resources to meet client needs. The pressure on financial resources, the development of technology, the growth in publishing output and the demand for access to it, have all contributed to the case for more effective forms of library co-operation, which can be seen at international, national, regional an local levels. These initiatives and links are also moving co-operation away from library-to-library relationships into a new area of co-operation with public, private and voluntary agencies. This book attempts to describe assess and evaluate co-operative schemes at all these levels, and looks to their continuation and development in the 1990s.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
index
Dimensions
Height: 165 mm
Width: 240 mm
Weight
600 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-566-03627-9 (9780566036279)
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Content
Introduction; cooperation; a conceptual framework for librarians; international cooperation; the European Community as a focus for library co-operation; Government action; the role of the British Library; professional associations; public library cooperation; academic library cooperation; subject cooperation; functional cooperation; bibliographic cooperation; regional library cooperation; cooperation at the local level; conclusion.