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Effective
library networking |
The trend worldwide is to leverage
the Web to build effective library networks.
We define
effective library networking as
having the following characteristics. |
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Collective and cooperative description
of resources |
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Regular exchange of data between the different
libraries in the network. The exchange is
mediated by a union catalogue |
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Regular exchange of data with other cooperative
networks |
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Adherence to international standards |
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Access to and sharing of conventional and
digital resources through conventional as
well
as electronic means, and |
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Empowerment of users to use the resources
of the network of libraries and beyond |
NewGenLib
subscribes to the above-mentioned
principles; it leverages the Web and
uses
contemporary technologies to enable effective
networking. |
