SC - Re: Inter-Library Loan
rcmann4 at earthlink.net
rcmann4 at earthlink.net
Wed Mar 7 20:58:14 PST 2001
And it came to pass on 7 Mar 01, , that Huette von Ahrens wrote:
> OCLC = Ohio College Library Computer system [IIRC]
> RLIN = Research Library Information Network
>
> And, no, individuals don't have access to either of
> these. They are inter-library computer systems, which
> help libraries identify names, titles, & editions and
> saves time and money with cataloging them. My library
> pays approximately $80,000 per year on our RLIN use.
It is worth mentioning that the Library of Congress catalog is online
at http://catalog.loc.gov
It does not list every book in existence,and it does not tell you
what other libraries own a certain title, but it is quite useful.
> Thank you Brighid for such a well written post. I
> couldn't have said it better.
>
> Huette
Thank you. I would love to see what the academic librarians on
this list have to add about researching in/borrowing from university
libraries.
Lady Brighid ni Chiarain
Settmour Swamp, East (NJ)
mka Robin Carroll-Mann
now at a new address: rcmann4 at earthlink.net
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