Document Delivery and Interlibrary Loan on a Shoestring
Document Delivery and Interlibrary Loan on a Shoestring

Author: Emily Knox

Publisher: ALA Neal-Schuman

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781555706784

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"This indispensable guide is armed with concise, easily digestible ratings from an authoritative dream-team of praciticing librarians and information professinals." "E-Reference Ratings test drives 180 resoruces in 14 subject areas, from Arts to Science to Technology and everything in between. Each subject category is matched with an easy-to-understand chart that ranks tools from one to four stars, in seven categories, including Scope, Writing, Design, Bells and Whistles, Ease of Use, Linking, and Value." "In-depth descriptions of each tool are included, and a multitude of added features, including contributor biographies and exhaustive indexes, will earn this guide a spot at every reference desk."--Jacket.

Research Anthology on Architectures, Frameworks, and Integration Strategies for Distributed and Cloud Computing
Research Anthology on Architectures, Frameworks, and Integration Strategies for Distributed and Cloud Computing

Author: Management Association, Information Resources

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2021-01-25

Total Pages: 2700

ISBN-13: 1799853403

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Distributed systems intertwine with our everyday lives. The benefits and current shortcomings of the underpinning technologies are experienced by a wide range of people and their smart devices. With the rise of large-scale IoT and similar distributed systems, cloud bursting technologies, and partial outsourcing solutions, private entities are encouraged to increase their efficiency and offer unparalleled availability and reliability to their users. The Research Anthology on Architectures, Frameworks, and Integration Strategies for Distributed and Cloud Computing is a vital reference source that provides valuable insight into current and emergent research occurring within the field of distributed computing. It also presents architectures and service frameworks to achieve highly integrated distributed systems and solutions to integration and efficient management challenges faced by current and future distributed systems. Highlighting a range of topics such as data sharing, wireless sensor networks, and scalability, this multi-volume book is ideally designed for system administrators, integrators, designers, developers, researchers, academicians, and students.

Cooperation and Collaboration Initiatives for Libraries and Related Institutions
Cooperation and Collaboration Initiatives for Libraries and Related Institutions

Author: Chisita, Collence Takaingenhamo

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2019-09-20

Total Pages: 421

ISBN-13: 1799800458

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At a time when budgets are dwindling, libraries must overcome insularity through collaborative initiatives that allow them to support each other through resource sharing and networking. These collaborative networks can expand beyond libraries to include cooperative efforts with archives and museums in order to surpass challenges in the digital era. Cooperation and Collaboration Initiatives for Libraries and Related Institutions is a critical research publication that explores digital advancements in library collaborative technologies and the steps needed to implement them in order to achieve institutional goals. Featuring topics such as e-records, policymaking, and open educational resources, this book is essential for librarians, archival staff, museum staff, knowledge managers, policymakers, educators, and researchers.

Interlibrary Loan Practices Handbook
Interlibrary Loan Practices Handbook

Author: Virginia Boucher

Publisher: American Library Association

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 270

ISBN-13: 9780838906675

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In this new edition of the definitive Interlibrary Loan Practices Handbook, edited by CheriT Weible and Karen Janke, expert contributors clearly explain the complexities of getting materials for patrons from outside the library. This collection presents a complete view of the interlibrary loan (ILL) process, with contributions from all areas of the technical services community, providing Guidance on how to do ILL efficiently and effectively, with advice on being a considerate borrower and lender Details of preferred staffing and management techniques, showing how best practices can be implemented at any institution Discussion of important issues that can fall between the cracks, such as hidden copyright issues, and the logistics of lending internationally As consortia and other library partnerships share ever larger fractions of their collections, this book gives library staff the tools necessary for a smoothly functioning ILL system.

Interlending and Document Supply in Britain Today
Interlending and Document Supply in Britain Today

Author: Jean Bradford

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 2006-02-28

Total Pages: 201

ISBN-13: 1780630867

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This comprehensive book explains to library staff and students how interlending and document supply (IDS) operates in the United Kingdom. It also helps librarians overseas understand how to interact with UK libraries. Interlending and Document Supply in Britain Today a comprehensive treatment of the subjects which IDS librarians in all types of library need to know, in order to work more effectively. Senior library managers will benefit from an overview of the current organisation of IDS, enabling them to improve their support to frontline staff and to identify issues which will be important in the future. - Written by a team of practising IDS librarians - Covers all aspects of IDS operations - Includes the issues which may be important in the future

The Future of Resource Sharing
The Future of Resource Sharing

Author: Shirley K. Baker

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2019-12-06

Total Pages: 265

ISBN-13: 1000757544

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This book, first published in 1995, addresses the key issue facing libraries on how to survive in an age of interdependence. Increasingly, individual libraries must act as if each is part of a ‘world library’ Instead of being self-sufficient, each library, from the small public library to the large research library, must find ways to put materials from this ‘world library’ into the hands of its patrons and must stand ready to supply materials from its own collection to others, both quickly and cost-effectively through interlibrary loan. It explores the critical questions for making resource-sharing work, with particular emphasis on interlibrary loan. Cooperative collection development, economic decision models, consortial arrangements, copyright dilemmas, and the possibilities of technology are explored and a national project to revamp interlibrary loan and document delivery is described and future directions posited. Authors present historical perspective, explore the future, and report from multiple perspectives.

Global Resource Sharing
Global Resource Sharing

Author: Linda Frederiksen

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 2011-11-09

Total Pages: 231

ISBN-13: 1780632886

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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 communication and transmission technologies, along with improved international standards, present a means for the sharing of library resources around the globe. Despite these significant improvements, a number of challenges remain. Global Resource Sharing provides librarians and library managers with a comprehensive background in and summary of the issues involved in global resource sharing. - Analyses current and future environments for international resource sharing, including past research and discussions - Provides an international perspective on a global library issue - Includes examples of successful and innovative global resource sharing initiatives

Resource Sharing in Libraries
Resource Sharing in Libraries

Author: Marshall Breeding

Publisher: American Library Association

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 38

ISBN-13: 083895880X

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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 by 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 Specialized 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