Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/d69db432/global_resource_sh) has announced the addition of Woodhead Publishing Ltd's new book "Global Resource Sharing" to their offering.

Written from a global perspective, this new book reviews sharing of library resources on a global scale. With expanded discovery tools and massive digitization projects, the rich and extensive holdings of the world's libraries are more visible now than at any time in the past. Advanced communication and transmission technologies, along with improved international standards, present a means for the sharing of library resources around the globe. Despite these significant improvements, a number of challenges remain. Global Resource Sharing provides librarians and library managers with a comprehensive background in and summary of the issues involved in global resource sharing.

Readership: Practicing librarians, library managers and library staff, as well students of LIS at the undergraduate and postgraduate level.

Key features:

- analyses current and future environments for international resource sharing, including past research and discussions

- provides an international perspective on a global library issue

- includes examples of successful and innovative global resource sharing initiatives

- uses a unique methodology (SWOT or PEST analysis) to discuss the issue

- presents a summary of useful additional resources for relevant issues around the practice of global resource sharing

Key Topics Covered:

An introduction to global resource sharing

A brief history of international interlibrary lending and document supply

PEST and SWOT analysis of international interlibrary loan

An overview of current practices

Case studies in global resource sharing

Selected case studies

The future of global resource sharing

Appendix: Case Studies Survey

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/d69db432/global_resource_sh

Source: Woodhead Publishing Ltd