... for new entrants, and shows a new form of entrepreneurial activity. As the number of library consortia has gradually increased, communication among the consortia themselves has become necessary. For this reason, some informal discussion groups that were founded among consortia in the USA became referred...

...Tony Oulton; Shelagh Fisher Advances in technology and telecommunication have enabled libraries to provide access to information beyond their own bookstocks. Provides an introduction to the library environment indicating the various types of library and their relevance to managers and students...

...Shelagh Fisher Provides an outline of the main types of published information available, and found in libraries. Examines first a range of potentially useful types of information available within libraries and from other channels. Goes on to provide an account of the use of computers to search CD...