University Libraries of Notre Dame

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November, 1998

• Focus greater attention on developing library collections and information resources

 
• •$1,144,000 (44%) of Colloquy funding to date put into collections and resource delivery
• •Book and serial expenditures doubled in last 5 years
• •Anastos Collection
• •Web of Science

• Make desktop access (from offices and dorm rooms) to electronic information resources a primary mode of delivery

• •Expanded network capabilities for CD ROM databases
• •In last 2 years, moved from making 8 to over 100 databases available via the Web
• •Remote access for students in study abroad programs

• Use the network to deliver library services, such as interlibrary loan, course reviews, instruction and reference

• •University Libraries homepage <http://www.nd.edu/~ndlibs/>
• •Electronic reserves pilot project Fall 1999

 
• Engage in cooperative arrangements to extend our ability to provide the University community with access to informatin and services

• •PALNI (Private Academic Libraries Network of Indiana) for purchase of access to citation and full text databases
• •INCOLSA (Indiana Cooperative Library Services Authority) for purchase of access to citation and full text databases
• •NERL (Northeastern Research Libraries) for purchase of access to Web of Science databases