3. 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
4. Infrastructure
Office
Staff
for coordination, framing policies, training,
etc.
Hardware/Software
5. 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
6. Finance
Punjab Library Foundation
Special grant from Federal/Provincial
government
User charges for ILL, Document
delivery, etc.
7. 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