Danish libraries in WorldCat – and ordering facilities to ten Danish libraries

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to present the Danish agreement with OCLC's WorldCat and the perspectives for international cooperation.

Design/methodology/approach

The paper describes the Danish ILL cooperation, the project and WorldCat as a case study of international cooperation which will increase the effectiveness of the international ILL service.

Findings

Cooperation with an international organization works better when coordinated nationally.

Originality/value

The Danish agreement with OCLC covers both main activities: ILL and cataloguing – creation and use of bibliographic data.

Citation

Brink, H. and Andresen, L. (2010), "Danish libraries in WorldCat – and ordering facilities to ten Danish libraries", Interlending & Document Supply, Vol. 38 No. 3, pp. 147-151. https://doi.org/10.1108/02641611011072332