Resource-sharing for education and research*

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Matsumura, Tamiko

Affiliations: University of Library and Information Science, Tsukuba Science City, Japan

Note: [*] This paper was originally presented at the 52nd IFLA General Conference, Tokyo, 1986.

Abstract: There are almost a thousand university library establishments, of various sorts, in Japan. Statistics are given here, in graphic presentations, for holdings (books and journals), annual acquisitions levels (books and serials), and overal comparative expenditures on materials (Japanese-and non-Japanese-language). The paper further discusses interlibrary cooperation with special reference to interlending, the provision of services to external users, and the national Science Information System network.

DOI: 10.3233/ISU-1987-72-303

Journal: Information Services & Use, vol. 7, no. 2-3, pp. 67-76, 1987