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Practical Model ofResource Sharing in the Libraries of Lahore
Khalid MahmoodDept. of Library & Information
ScienceUniversity of the Punjab
Proposed Practical Model
Organization
Infrastructure
RESOURCE
SHARING
Finance Activities
Organization Lahore level network: Can be extended to
Punjab and then Pakistan Participating libraries:
All types from government and private sector which have automated catalog of at least 75% items
Should be no fee to join Executive Committee:
DGPL as Chairperson Resource Sharing Coordinator as Secretary Members from participating libraries Experts from outside
Infrastructure Office Staff
for coordination, framing policies, training, etc.
Hardware/Software
Activities Union catalog
Virtual union catalog with Z39.50 Inter-library loan
By courier/postal service Document delivery
Photocopy of journal articles Training
PLA-CTC and Dept. of Lib. & Inf. Sc., PU can help Consultancy in automation
Pakistan Library Automation Group can help Software development
Finance Punjab Library Foundation Special grant from
Federal/Provincial government User charges for ILL, Document
delivery, etc.
How to initiate A committee for preliminary work
should be constituted in this seminar QAL Chief should coordinate Committee should present a
preliminary plan to the BOG of PLF through DGPL
Committee can also launch an awareness campaign in librarians and decision makers