The development of sophisticated technologies in computer an communication field has upset libraries world wide in storing and transmitting information. The computer and its communication circuits link to other computer or to terminals constituting an integral information machine. This technology introduced the network system. When a group of libraries using computers decide to exchange information, a library network is developed.
The basic purpose for creating a network is to provide information services to member libraries through sharing of resources of the participating libraries of the network. Networks enable librarians, faced with clients' information needs beyond their local resources, to identify and obtain materials and services for those clients. As we move increasingly into electronic information era, we see technology and networks working together to reduce the physical movement of materials.
The present book is an attempt to describe the objectives and functions of library networks. It provides a much-needed context to aid readers as they shape the resource-sharing environment of tomorrow. It will be a valuable guide for practising librarians, MLS students, network staff and all who related to library and information services.
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