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A plan for the establishment of a library network or consortium for Swaziland: preliminary investigations and formulations

Brimah Jalloh (Assistant Librarian in the University of Swaziland Library, University of Swaziland, Manzini, Swaziland)

Interlending & Document Supply

ISSN: 0264-1615

Article publication date: 1 December 1999

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Abstract

Libraries and Information Services (LIS) are being transformed by technology; consequently, LIS are having to adapt to meet their users’ changing needs and growing expectations. Included among the resource‐sharing initiatives conceived by libraries in Swaziland is the creation of a computerised network or consortium of all LIS. Reports on the preliminary investigations and formulations carried out to assess the feasibility or viability of such a network. Evaluates the existing resources and facilities, affirms and confirms the perceived need for resource sharing and library networking, establishes present obstacles for library cooperation, and proposes a scheme or framework within which the network can be achieved for optimum use.

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Jalloh, B. (1999), "A plan for the establishment of a library network or consortium for Swaziland: preliminary investigations and formulations", Interlending & Document Supply, Vol. 27 No. 4, pp. 158-165. https://doi.org/10.1108/02641619910299272

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