Abstract
A preliminary report on planning for network design undertaken by the Reference Round Table of the Texas Library Association and the State Advisory Council to Library Services and Construction Act Title III Texas Program. Necessary components of a network are discussed, and network transactions of eighteen Dallas area libraries analyzed using a methodology and quantitative measures developed fm· this project.
Highlights
The Lib-NAT approach provides a methodology for looking at interlibrary cooperation and network design
Some of the quantitative tools offered may not be applicable to every situation
some of the hypotheses may prove to be in error
Summary
The Reference Round Table of the Texas Library Association and the State Advisory Council to Library Services and Construction Act Title III Texas Program have been struggling with the challenge of inter-library network design for the past two years. The Reference Round Table of the Texas Library Association has provided the forum for exploring and developing ideas on inter-library cooperation. The State Technical Services Act provided the vehicle for experimental development of new approaches to reference services. The basic philosophy back of Lib-NAT is that any person anywhere in the State of Texas should have access to any material in any library anywhere in the State through a planned, orderly, effective system that will preserve the autonomy of each library while serving the needs of all the citizens of the State. Particular needs of special user groups (such as the blind or the accelerated student or the industrial researcher) should be identified and provided for in a cooperative mode through local libraries throughout the State
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