Today North Carolina, Tomorrow the World

Pace, Andrew

Computers in libraries 2001 21 (1)68-71
(ReLIS:jul:juljup:y:2001:v:21:i:1:p:68-71)

Abstract:

To enable reciprocal borrowing, short of buying a union catalog and converting half the state to another system, we had to get creative. Now you folks in Ohio or Georgia or the like can skip ahead a bit; you've been doing this for years. While I might agree that OhioLink is a shining beacon to us all, we must all be allowed our baby steps. So, the task was given to the Automation and Networking Committee, a subcommittee of the University Librarians Advisory Committee. No offense to those of you in circulation services, but I think that approaching the problem systematically (i.e., technically), as opposed to procedurally and philosophically, helped hurtle us past some traditional barriers. We were charged with making it easier to borrow from other libraries, to tear down bureaucracies such as separate borrower cards, convoluted circulation policies, permission forms, and centralized processing.

Keywords: Bibliotecas digitales ; Bibliotecas universitarias
Pages: 68-71
Volume: 21
Year: 2001
Issue: 1

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