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Global resource sharing /

Written from a global perspective, this book reviews sharing of library resources on a global scale. With expanded discovery tools and massive digitization projects, the rich and extensive holdings of the world's libraries are more visible now than at any time in the past. Advanced communicatio...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Frederiksen, Linda
Otros Autores: Bean, Margaret, Nance, Heidi
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford, U.K. : Chandos Pub., ©2012.
Colección:Chandos information professional series.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo (Requiere registro previo con correo institucional)
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Global ResourceSharing; Copyright; Contents; List of figures and tables; Acknowledgements; About the authors; 1 An introduction to global resource sharing; Overview; Intent and design of the book; References; 2 A brief history of international interlibrary lending and document supply; Introduction; 'We should develop some system'; Underlying principles and reasonable rules; Document delivery
  • Part I; Discover, locate, request, deliver; Document delivery
  • Part II; The last mile; Highlights; References; 3 PEST and SWOT analysis of international interlibrary loan; Introduction.
  • PEST analysis of international interlibrary loanSWOT analysis of international interlibrary loan; Summary; Bibliography and further reading; 4 An overview of current practices; Introduction; The requesting process; Locating a lender; National, international and local catalogs; The shipping process; Fees and payments; Statistics; Issues and challenges; Summary; Useful resources; References; 5 Case studies in global resource sharing; Introduction; Participation in global resource sharing
  • survey responses; References; 6 Selected case studies; Introduction; Argentina; Australia; Canada; China.
  • EgyptFormer Soviet Union; Israel; Latin America and the Caribbean; Netherlands; New Caledonia; Singapore; Sweden; United Kingdom; United States; 7 The future of global resource sharing; Introduction; Trends; Scenarios; Summary; References; Appendix: Case Studies Survey; Questions about borrowing; Questions about lending; Questions about borrowing and lending; General questions; Glossary/Acronyms; Bibliography; Index.