SC - Re: Inter-Library Loan

[rcmann4 at earthlink.net]

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
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mka Robin Carroll-Mann
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