Resource Sharing in Libraries : Concepts, Products, Technologies, and Trends (9780838958803)

Supplementing your local collection through resource sharing is a smart way to ensure your library has the resources to satisfy the needs of your users. Marshall Breeding's new Library Technology Report explores technologies and strategies for sharing resources, helping you streamline workflows and improve resource-sharing services. Covering key strategies like interlibrary loan, consortial borrowing, document delivery, and shared collections, you'll also learn about such trends and services as:

OCLC WorldCat Resource Sharing, and other systems that facilitate cooperative, reciprocal lending
System-to-system communications that allow integrated systems to interact with resource-sharing environments
Technical components that reliably automate patron requests, routing to suppliers with tools for tracking, reporting, and staff intervention as needed
Specialised applications that simplify document delivery, such as Ariel, Odyssey, or OCLC s Article Exchange
How the NISO Circulation Interchange Protocol (NCIP) can enable borrowing among consortial libraries using separate integrated library systems
The Orbis Cascade Alliance consortium, examined using a case study

Product details

• Format Paperback | 35 pages
• Dimensions 216 x 279 x 2.03mm | 113.4g
• Publication date 01 Jan 2014
• Publisher American Library Association
• Imprint ALA Editions
• Publication City/Country Chicago, IL, United States
• Language English
• ISBN10 083895880X
• ISBN13 9780838958803

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