The Revolution Continues: Resource Sharing and OCLC in the New Century

The author explores the theory and practice of resource sharing in the OCLC cooperative. History of the OCLC Interlibrary Loan subsystem and subsequent developments through 2008 are reviewed, and prospects for the future are offered.

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Published inJournal of library administration Vol. 49; no. 7; pp. 669 - 673
Main Author Crowe, William J.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Taylor & Francis Group 01.10.2009
Subjects
consortia
Cooperation
end-user borrowing
home delivery of library resources
ILLiad
interlibrary loan
OCLC
policy directory
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Summary:The author explores the theory and practice of resource sharing in the OCLC cooperative. History of the OCLC Interlibrary Loan subsystem and subsequent developments through 2008 are reviewed, and prospects for the future are offered.
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ISSN:0193-0826
1540-3564
DOI:10.1080/01930820903260382