Rethinking library resource sharing: new models for collaboration

Abstract

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Conundrum of resource sharing in Zimbabwe: a case of academic libraries

“…It provides an opportunity to optimise ICT usage for wider access to scholarly research. The shifting landscape of resource sharing is manifested through strategy and initiatives in the deployment of dynamic and new discovery-to-delivery systems, in the evolution and development of best practices and in the new roles for resource-sharing practitioners, as well as in new innovative models for collaboration (Bailey-Hainer et al , 2014).…”

Digital collection development and sharing on a national scale

“…Digitization is one of the most original and important ways for libraries to develop their digital collections. It can maximize the benefits of library collections by enriching their character (Baileyhainer et al, 2014). Furthermore, through the digitization of rare and endangered literature, the libraries can assist in the long-term preservation of our cultural heritage.…”

Interlending and document supply: a review of the recent literature: No 88

“…This is a very useful snapshot of where we are in the ILL landscape globally and the article concludes: Discovery systems, best practices, and new collaborative partnerships are all logical ways to improve services, but they are not inevitable. Indeed, they require concerted time, budgetary support, and effort to build and maintain (Bailey-Hainer et al, 2014).…”