Libraries are constantly changing and it will only continue. Our one constant is change. We have explored cooperative purchases, collections and cataloguing. The methods have changed from sending photocopies of catalogue cards to inputting data in Innovative's ContentPro for the sharing of Western Libraries special collections. The article by Tom Adam about Western winning III's ContestPro challenge highlights some our recent achievements.
New technologies will allow for new and different cooperative ventures. In the past the ventures were usually between libraries, then libraries and publishers, companies, in the future it may involve more of our patrons - both phycially in the library and the virtual ones!
The goal remains the same to serve all our patrons to the best of our ability.
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