1980 nr 77.pdf - BADA

Intcrnutiuiiul 1.ciidiiifl: I'rinciplcs
;iii11 (;uitlcliiics for I'rnccdure
( 1978)
'flit iiiiitiiii1 iisc irf iiidividunl ccil-
Icctioiis is a ncccssary clciiieiit of
intcriintioiiiil cc)-i)prriition hy lib-
raries. Jiist as no library caii be scli-
siifficiciit in nicctiiig all the iiiforrn-
atioii iiccds of its clieiitele. so no
coiintry can be self-sufficient. If the
library service of a coiintry is to be
effective iiicthods niiist be deviscd to
obtain access to niaterial held in
other collcctions in other couiitries.
, lntcriiational Iciidiiig has as its
aiiii tlie siipply by oric coiiiitry to
aiiotlicr, in the surcst aiid fastest
wny. of dociinieiits tliat are not
avi~ilnlilc in Ilie country wlicrc tlicy
iirc ii~ctl~tl.
Tlic fo!iowiiig Giiidcliiies. agrecd
hy tIic Stnnding Coniiiiittee of
II'LA's Scctioii oii Iiitcrlciitliiig iii
107s. rcprcsciit a iiinjor rcoision of
tlic 12iilcs agrccd by II-l..A in 1954.
Wliilc i1ic.y Ii:ivc iio iii:iiidntory
fi1i.c~. illltI \VlliI~ Ci'Ciy COIIIIi1'Y IlllIS~
clctcriiiiiic ilic wnys iii wliicli it condiicts
iiitcrlciidiiig. [lic Giii~lcliiics
are strongly iirgctl oii iiitli\*iduiil
coiiiitrics iiiid lilrriirics ils :i hiisis for
tlic cliiidiict of.intcriiatiiinal Iciiding.
'I'licy arc prcccclcd by ii St;itciiiciit
of Priiiciplcs iii' icitcriiatioiial lendiiig
agrced in l97A hy Nzitioiinl. i-ibriirics
iiiitl h!: ilic Siandiiig Ciiiiiiiiiitcc
of II-l .A's Stxtioii oii Iiitcr-
Iciidiii~,. ;iiid arc iiccoiiipiiiiicd hy a
coiiiiiiciitnry wliicli sccks to cliicidatt
aiiil aiiiplify erriaiii nspccts of
Ilie Giiitlcliiies.
I'riiiciplcs of Intcriiatiuii~l Lciidiiig
I. Evsry coiiiitry should iicccpt
respiinsibility for supply to any
otlicr coiiiilry. by loaii or photo-
copy, copies of its owii public-
atiiins, ccrtaiiily tliosc pliblishcd
from thc present date. and as fu
as possible rctrospcctivcly. This
rcsponsibility may be discharged
in varioiis ways, anioiig which
national loanlphotocopy collet-
tions appear to have particular
advaiitagcs.
2. Each coiintry should have a
iintioiisl cciitrc »r centres, tt)
serve as a clinnnel both for out-
going iiiid incoiiiiiig ~~(IIICS~S,
thoiigh therc may be circum-
st:iiiccs in \vliicli rcrliicsts rnny
- .
hy-pass this chaiiiicl. Siich centres
slioiild bc closcly linkcd
with, i1 not part of. thc iiation31
library.
3. Ench coiiiitry shoiild c 7' im to
tlc\vlirl, oii cfficiciit iialioiiil
Iciitliiig systeni. siiice iiati'onal
Iciidiiig s-sicnis ;irc tlic cssciitial
iiifrastructiire of iiitcriintioiial
Iciidiiig.
4. As far ss piissililc. pliotocopics
tir niicrofiliiis slio\ild bc siipplicil
in the place of loans or originni
copies.
S. Flist nicthods shotild hc. iisctl for
rcqt~cstiiig. aiid. \vlicrc loiig dist-
;iiiccs nrc iiivcilvctl. :iii.iiiiiii
s!iiiiilcl hc uscd for siipplyiiic
:iiid rctiirniiig itciiis.
6. All rccliicsts slioiiltl hc tlailt wi'li
cxpctlitii~iisly at iiil poiiits: the
rciliicsriiig library. tlic iiationril
centre or cciitres. ;iiid tlic siipplyiii~
Iilwnry.
7. Stniiclard aiid siniplc procetliires
sliiiiild Ix. tlcvclopcd aiid adop
[cd. particiilarly priiccdurcs for
rcc1i1csli1i~ itc~iis anil for reclainiiiig
aiip payincnt.
Cuidrlinrs for Procedure
NB 'Lending' is held to include the
seiiding of photographic and other
reproductions in place of the origi-
nal.
1. Nntioliol Ceritre for liitcrncrliori[rl
L411dit1g ,
1.1 Encli country (or iii soiiie fcde-
ra1 coiiiilries, eacli state or pro-
viiicc) shoiild have a centre for
interiiational Iciiding. Its iiiaiii fiinc-
tiiins are:
a. to servc as a focus for thc rcceipt
of rcqucsts froiii iilirond:
b. to serve as a fociis for tlic traiis-
iiiissioii lo fi,rcigii ciiiiiiiiics of
rccliicsts froiii Ii brories iii ils owii
, couiit ry;
c. !o satlier. with tlic assistiiiicc of
. lihrnrics iii tlie coiiiitry. st:iiistics
irf iiitcrn:itiiriiiil loiiii 1i.aiis:icticriis
'and .to sciid thcsc figiircs cacli
year tt) the IILA Office for
1ntcriiatii)nal Leiiding.
1.2 Cciitrcs for iiitcriiationnl Iend-
ing iii;iy. niid slioiild \vlicrc possihlc.
also pcrforiii tlic followirig fiiiic-
lioiis: