Cooperation between Learning Resource Centers at Colleges of Applied Sciences, Oman

Abstract

The study aimed at identifying the reality of collaboration between Learning Resource Centers in Colleges of Applied Sciences in the Sultanate of Oman through the following:(1) Identify collaborative activities between learning resource centers in the colleges, (2) Identify the benefits that have been achieved by networking between resources centers in the colleges. 19 interviews were conducted with participants from 6 learning resource centers and the Ministry of Higher Education in Oman. The range of results produced by the study included the following: (1) The collaborative network and the union catalogue are the most important elements of collaboration between the learning resource centers in the colleges of Applied Science. ( 2) The benefits of collaboration to these centers include savings in time and effort in the completion of daily business, exchange of experiences, solving workers' problems, and facilitating the process of electronic subscriptions.