The end user enabled: the development of a UK wide resource sharing network for public libraries
Abstract
Purpose
This paper aims to describe the initiative to establish a National Union Catalogue for UK Public Libraries.
Design/methodology/approach
The paper reviews the development of a web based national union catalogue accessible to the UK citizen.
Findings
It is found that the launch of a National Library Catalogue in the UK is timely and will be of benefit to libraries and the UK population alike.
Originality/value
The paper shares experiences of the UK market with the wider community.
Keywords
Citation
Froud, R. and Robinson, E. (2011), "The end user enabled: the development of a UK wide resource sharing network for public libraries", Interlending & Document Supply, Vol. 39 No. 4, pp. 217-220. https://doi.org/10.1108/02641611111187659
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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