Session Number
08
Description
The situation in West Germany is described. More than 500 libraries have been accepted as interlending libraries. A change in the use of interlibrary lending is noted. The differences between librarians and end users in interest in and attitudes to interlending is described. The main part of the paper deals with existing Union Catalogues, Indexes, both central, regional and local; databanks and what is being done in the field of data processing for interlibrary loans, as well as German participation in international networks. The Sondersammelgebiet Programm SSG (German Subject Specialized Libraries) are treated, as these play an important part in both regional and national interlibrary lending in their respective subjects. Mention is made of the legal deposit in the German libraries of German printed matter. The paper concludes with the observation that librarians have demanded a simplification of the system. A draft of new rules will introduce modifications in the existing system. Comparison is made with the BLLD model and it is noted that the German system is "slower and more ponderous". However, a central lending institution for West Germany - like that in the U.K. - is not to be expected. Instead - it is stressed - intensive and efficient use must be made of already existing resources within West Germany.
New Aspects and Trends in Interlending in the Federal Republic of Germany
The situation in West Germany is described. More than 500 libraries have been accepted as interlending libraries. A change in the use of interlibrary lending is noted. The differences between librarians and end users in interest in and attitudes to interlending is described. The main part of the paper deals with existing Union Catalogues, Indexes, both central, regional and local; databanks and what is being done in the field of data processing for interlibrary loans, as well as German participation in international networks. The Sondersammelgebiet Programm SSG (German Subject Specialized Libraries) are treated, as these play an important part in both regional and national interlibrary lending in their respective subjects. Mention is made of the legal deposit in the German libraries of German printed matter. The paper concludes with the observation that librarians have demanded a simplification of the system. A draft of new rules will introduce modifications in the existing system. Comparison is made with the BLLD model and it is noted that the German system is "slower and more ponderous". However, a central lending institution for West Germany - like that in the U.K. - is not to be expected. Instead - it is stressed - intensive and efficient use must be made of already existing resources within West Germany.