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This book, first published in 1986, is a comprehensive review of American library cooperative development programs at the regional, state-wide, interstate, and national levels. The distinguished contributors offer thoughtful assessments of the challenges of effectively implementing programs and analyse the successes and limitations of these programs.
Cooperative Collection Development
Access, Resource Sharing and Collection Development
Creating New Strategies for Cooperative Collection Development
New Dynamics and Economics of Cooperative Collection Development
Cooperative Efforts of Libraries
Emerging Patterns of Collection Development in Expanding Resource Sharing, Electronic Information and Network Environment
Shared Print Repositories
Cooperative Cataloging
Serials Partnership
Future of Resource Sharing
Serials Librarianship in Transition
Partnerships and Collaborations in Public Library Communities: Resources and Solutions