FINANCIAL IMPACTS OF NETWORKING AND RESOURCE SHARING |
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| Abstract: | Library cooperatives will evolve more into automated library networks which are generally more cost-effective, less labor-intensive, and provide more and better service. The more successful networks are those where the member libraries have a signifcant commitment with funds from their local libraries' operating budgets and which view the services as an integral part of their essential operations. Cost-effective networks are characterized by greater competition, less state and federal control, and more research and development. The network's economic revolution for public libraries is beginning to occur where automated networks have extended services directly to the users in their homes. |
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