** Quite right, Judy. As a retired professional librarian, I am used to LIBRARIES sharing materials with other LIBRARIES. I recall during the cold war our library being asked to lend a book of poetry to Moscow - which we did, AND got it back again! What the enquiry was about was expecting libraries to do some sort of exchange of data with an individual.. Kind regards, Gordon. On 28/07/2010 08:02, Judy wrote: > Dear all > > Modern libraries are very much in the business of sharing data. For > example: > > http://www.nls.uk/about/partnerships/interlibraryservices/services/ > index.html > > As well as the ILL (Inter Library Loan) scheme there are seemingly > endless committees both national and international, all dedicated to > creating master catalogues and sharing resources. > > The National Library of Scotland for example has been working for > years to turn itself into a virtual library that can be accessed from > anywhere in the world. There is a huge amount of digital material > available entirely free of charge, including maps and newspapers. > This is all free of charge and most is available remotely. > > > >
I remember when I worked for a Govt. Department in Oz their library had inter library lending also. Sandy (Glentrool) ________________________________ From: Gordon Johnson <gordon@kinhelp.co.uk> To: dumfries-galloway@rootsweb.com Sent: Wednesday, 28 July, 2010 12:15:07 Subject: Re: [DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY] DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY Digest, Vol 5, Issue 93 ** Quite right, Judy. As a retired professional librarian, I am used to LIBRARIES sharing materials with other LIBRARIES. I recall during the cold war our library being asked to lend a book of poetry to Moscow - which we did, AND got it back again! What the enquiry was about was expecting libraries to do some sort of exchange of data with an individual.. Kind regards, Gordon. On 28/07/2010 08:02, Judy wrote: > Dear all > > Modern libraries are very much in the business of sharing data. For > example: > > http://www.nls.uk/about/partnerships/interlibraryservices/services/ > index.html > > As well as the ILL (Inter Library Loan) scheme there are seemingly > endless committees both national and international, all dedicated to > creating master catalogues and sharing resources. > > The National Library of Scotland for example has been working for > years to turn itself into a virtual library that can be accessed from > anywhere in the world. There is a huge amount of digital material > available entirely free of charge, including maps and newspapers. > This is all free of charge and most is available remotely. > > > > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message