2009•Journal of Library AdministrationRequires access

The Revolution Continues: Resource Sharing and OCLC in the New Century

William J. Crowe

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The author explores the theory and practice of resource sharing in the OCLC cooperative. History of the OCLC Interlibrary Loan subsystem and subsequent developments through 2008 are reviewed, and prospects for the future are offered.

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The author explores the theory and practice of resource sharing in the OCLC cooperative. History of the OCLC Interlibrary Loan subsystem and subsequent developments through 2008 are reviewed, and prospects for the future are offered.

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The author explores the theory and practice of resource sharing in the OCLC cooperative. History of the OCLC Interlibrary Loan subsystem and subsequent developments through 2008 are reviewed, and prospects for the future are offered.

Key concepts: Interlibrary loan, Shared resource, World Wide Web, Resource (disambiguation), Library science, Computer science, Knowledge management, Business

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