Abstract
Arguments supporting library cooperation are compelling in their logic and economic implications, yet a review of the history of cooperative efforts suggests the existence of strong opposing forces whlch, in many instances, have frustrated planning and implementation.
Successful programmes for the cooperative development of library collections must be related to ancillary efforts to improve access to materials and to afford better bibliographic control.
Session Number
06
Date of this Version
May 1979
Recommended Citation
James E. Skipper,
"Library Cooperation: Trends, Possibilities and Conditions."
Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences.
Paper 4.
https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/iatul/1979/papers/4
Library Cooperation: Trends, Possibilities and Conditions
Arguments supporting library cooperation are compelling in their logic and economic implications, yet a review of the history of cooperative efforts suggests the existence of strong opposing forces whlch, in many instances, have frustrated planning and implementation.
Successful programmes for the cooperative development of library collections must be related to ancillary efforts to improve access to materials and to afford better bibliographic control.