OCLC Use by Library Clusters. Illinois Valley Library System OCLC Experimental Project Report No. 5 [electronic resource] / Linda G. Bills.

A project was conducted from 1980 to 1982 to examine the costs and benefits of OCLC use in 29 small and medium-sized member libraries of the Illinois Valley Library System (IVLS). Academic, school, public, and special libraries participated in the project. A major project objective was to determine...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ERIC)
Main Author: Bills, Linda G.
Corporate Authors: Illinois Valley Library System, Illinois State Library
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: [S.l.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1983.
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