Australian Interlibrary Resource Sharing Directory

Second edition of this reference for librarians which is the successor to the TGuide to the National Union Catalogue of Australia'. Explains the interlibrary loans resource sharing facility for libraries, describes the national bibliographic database and lists all Australian libraries participating in the interlibrary lending service.

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

Guide for librarians who wish to send requests to the National Library of Australia for material under the Australian interlibrary loan system. Outlines correct request procedures for libraries and organisations without libraries to follow and explains the National Library's Document Supply Service. Includes an index and supplementary information pages.

Provides practical guidelines for librarians and educators for developing, organising and managing a multimedia collection.

A Most Delicate Monster will be particularly useful for practitioners. The focus is on the running of small special libraries and particularly the one-person library. A professional outlook is maintained without neglecting the full range of tasks required in a one-person library. The practical orientation is supported by the use of checklists. Although the book is written with special librarians in mind, others will find it useful, especially solo librarians.