Library information networks and L Guide - Resources and Review
	Access to Internet resources and training materials, programs, tools and guides to finding medical and health information on the Internet.
UKOLN supports the UK library and information science community through research, network services and awareness raising in the area of networked information management. Includes the central web pages for the UK Electronic Libraries Programme (eLib).
Detailed information on this extensive library network of over 400 libraries. Information on the network and its activities are provided (in German), mainly in the area of networking, cooperative cataloguing and access.
A consortium of academic libraries in Virginia (US) aiming to create a network of shared electronic resources within Virginia for students and faculty to facilitate cooperation among its members.
An overview of the Z39.50 standard explaining what it is and how it works. Identifies the benefits of using Z39.50 implementations, offers a brief history, describes some key technical features, provides examples of some Z39.50 applications, and forecasts the future direction of the standard. Available in PDF only.
Represents about 125 libraries in the London area belonging to 38 colleges and universities. Possible to search their online catalogues, discover which M25 libraries have collections in a particular subject area and the location and opening hours of any M25 library.
Information on the library coalition serving US higher education institutions by facilitating discussion on issues such as new electronic information resources and pricing practices of electronic providers. Offers full text documents, press releases and consortia listings.
Designed as a gateway for librarians and library users, operating on an international level and dealing with online resources. Information covers news, education, a list of official associations and networks, and general library issues including collection management, cooperation, preservation and access initiatives, and library Web pages.
Report delivered to the Joint Information Systems Committee, the Research Support Libraries Programme, and the British Library's Cooperation and Partnership Programme in April 2001 reviewing the key factors impinging upon the creation of a National Union Catalogue, and assessing the feasibility of implementing such a system. Available in PDF and Microsoft Word format.
Project Earl aims to provide public libraries with the support they need to meet the challenges raised by the emerging global network.
Collaboration between Gloucestershire Libraries, Croydon Libraries, UKOLN and EARL aiming to put together a strategy for networking community information between library authorities.
National information network for libraries in Finland. Information available in Finnish and English.
SALSER is a Web based union catalogue of serials holdings in all 13 Scottish universities, the municipal research libraries of Edinburgh and Glasgow, numerous smaller Scottish research libraries and the National Library of Scotland. Through SALSER, users can not only discover which serials are held where, they can also connect to the participating libraries' Online Public Access Catalogues (OPACs).
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