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| Language: | en |
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1976
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| contents | Library Networking in the West: The Next Three Years. A Working Paper Describing Goals and Tasks to which Western Library Organizations are Committed to Foster Interstate Resource Sharing. Fifth Draft. Bibliographies Cataloging Interstate Programs Libraries Library Automation Library Cooperation Library Networks State Libraries Telecommunications Major goals and tasks for the next three years are listed in this draft concept and guide for fostering development of library resource sharing in the Western United States and Canada. Major concepts, such as bibliographic utility and service center, are defined and 24 underlying assumptions regarding the environment for networking are set forth. Among the eight goals discussed are: (1) improving the effectiveness of the organizations contributing to the development of regional and national resource sharing systems; and (2) designing and developing a prototype telecommunications network that interconnects the bibliographic utilities, service centers, and libraries. Strategies to accomplish the goals are given along with specific tasks to be accomplished by the Western Interstate Library Coordinating Organization (WILCO), by the Western Council of State Librarians, and by other organizations. (PF) |
| format | Recurso educativo Open Access |
| id | eric_ED130669 |
| institution | ERIC Institute of Education Sciences |
| language | en |
| publishDate | 1976 |
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| spellingShingle | Library Networking in the West: The Next Three Years. A Working Paper Describing Goals and Tasks to which Western Library Organizations are Committed to Foster Interstate Resource Sharing. Fifth Draft. Bibliographies Cataloging Interstate Programs Libraries Library Automation Library Cooperation Library Networks State Libraries Telecommunications Library Networking in the West: The Next Three Years. A Working Paper Describing Goals and Tasks to which Western Library Organizations are Committed to Foster Interstate Resource Sharing. Fifth Draft. Bibliographies Cataloging Interstate Programs Libraries Library Automation Library Cooperation Library Networks State Libraries Telecommunications Major goals and tasks for the next three years are listed in this draft concept and guide for fostering development of library resource sharing in the Western United States and Canada. Major concepts, such as bibliographic utility and service center, are defined and 24 underlying assumptions regarding the environment for networking are set forth. Among the eight goals discussed are: (1) improving the effectiveness of the organizations contributing to the development of regional and national resource sharing systems; and (2) designing and developing a prototype telecommunications network that interconnects the bibliographic utilities, service centers, and libraries. Strategies to accomplish the goals are given along with specific tasks to be accomplished by the Western Interstate Library Coordinating Organization (WILCO), by the Western Council of State Librarians, and by other organizations. (PF) |
| title | Library Networking in the West: The Next Three Years. A Working Paper Describing Goals and Tasks to which Western Library Organizations are Committed to Foster Interstate Resource Sharing. Fifth Draft. |
| topic | Bibliographies Cataloging Interstate Programs Libraries Library Automation Library Cooperation Library Networks State Libraries Telecommunications |
| url | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED130669 |