New developments at Copac: access to the merged online catalogues of major UK and Irish academic libraries

Jeskins, Lisa; Cousins, Shirley

doi:10.1108/02641611111187622

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“…She proposed forming a regional consortium and a union catalogue of engineering libraries to foster resource sharing through the consortium. Similar studies on networked library have been conducted in other parts of India and the world (see, for example Kaul, 2010;Jeskins and Cousins, 2011;Taha, 2012).…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 63%

The use of IT-based information services

Ahmed

2014

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Purpose -The aim of this paper is to investigate the current status of public universities in Bangladesh in terms of library resources and services, IT infrastructure and training requirements for the establishment of a centralized, networked electronic library for the universities in the country. Design/methodology/approach -A survey was conducted in March-April 2012 to ascertain the level of library automation practices, access to online resources and IT facilities utilized by the public universities in Bangladesh. The survey questionnaire was distributed through post and emails directed to the university librarians. The librarians were also asked to identify the type of IT-related training they had and the type of training they require. Findings -The survey results indicate that there are insufficiencies in library resources, automation practices, access to online resources and IT facilities in the universities. Although the use of computer and network technologies in older universities is reasonably high; newer universities are lagging far behind in the latest technology applications. The results also suggest significant training needs by the librarians across all areas of electronic information processing. Originality/value -This is the first time an attempt has been made to assess the readiness of the public universities in Bangladesh for implementing IT-based information services. The paper also proposed a framework for implementing an integrated electronic library for the universities in the country to offer them better access to a wide range of online resources and services.

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 63%

The use of IT-based information services

Ahmed

2014

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“…Feedback from interlibrary loan staff told us that increased deduplication was important (Jeskins and Cousins, 2011), whilst the work on the CCM project also made it clear that we needed increased levels of deduplication. So now that the initial work on the full deduplication of the database is…”

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Copac developments and the Copac Collection Management service

Cousins

Massam

2016

Interlending &Amp; Document Supply

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Purpose – This paper aims to describe major developments at Copac, including changes that facilitate use for interlibrary loan activity, introduce the Copac Collections Management project and look toward future developments in the context of the UK’s National Monograph Strategy. The Copac service gives access to the merged catalogues of 95 UK and Irish national, academic and specialist libraries, and is still growing. Design/methodology/approach – This paper is a descriptive account. Findings – This paper identifies and describes some of the implications of the reengineering of Copac; addresses the role and benefits of the Copac Collections Management project; and looks ahead to forthcoming development areas. Originality/value – This paper is a valuable update on the service provided by Copac, as well an overview of the forthcoming Copac Collections Management tools service, and an introduction to future developments within the National Monograph Strategy context.

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“…Developments at Copac are described in (Jeskins, 2011). Copac gives access to the merged catalogues of UK major university libraries, including the British Library, National Library of Scotland, National Library of Wales and Trinity College, Dublin.…”

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Interlending and document supply: a review of the recent literature: 76

McGrath¹

2011

Interlending &Amp; Document Supply

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Purpose -The purpose of this paper is to provide a review of the literature concerning interlending and document supply and related matters. Design/methodology/approach -The approach is based on the reading of over 150 journals as well as monographs, reports and websites. Findings -Resistance to the Big Deals for journals is still growing -in particular because of the current budget cuts that are hitting libraries badly but publishers remain complacent. Interesting movements on the copyright front as the Hargreaves report in the UK is accepted by the government and the STM Association gets upset. Patron driven acquisition receives a lot of attention in the literature -when will the world outside of the US pay as much attention? Originality/value -The paper represents a useful source of information for librarians and others interested in document supply and related matters such as resource sharing and open access.

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New developments at Copac: access to the merged online catalogues of major UK and Irish academic libraries

Cited by 3 publications

References 2 publications

The use of IT-based information services

The use of IT-based information services

Copac developments and the Copac Collection Management service

Interlending and document supply: a review of the recent literature: 76

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