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Peer reviewedAl-Fares, Hesham K. – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1998
Discusses the length of library loan periods and the number of books allowed to be borrowed. An integer programming model is formulated whose solution yields the optimum user satisfaction, and a case study conducted at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (Saudi Arabia) is presented. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Case Studies, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Peer reviewedKhurshid, Zahiruddin – Library Resources & Technical Services, 1997
Reviews the current state of bibliographic cooperation in Saudi Arabia, discusses prospects for further cooperation, and highlights difficulties. Concludes with recommendations that King Fahd National Library develop a national cooperative cataloging program and prepare rules and procedures for participating libraries to contribute in various…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Authority Control (Information), Bibliographic Records, Cataloging
Peer reviewedSiddiqui, Moid Ahmad – Journal of Interlibrary Loan, Document Delivery & Information Supply, 1996
A literature review reveals that there is little interlibrary loan (ILL) cooperation among the academic libraries of Saudi Arabia, and this article proposes a model ILL Network to counter budgetary constraints and increasing amounts of information by sharing resources. Describes the model's organizational structure, governance, and operational…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographic Utilities, Budgeting, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedChaudhry, Abdus Sattar; Ashoor, Saleh – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1994
A study at the King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (Saudi Arabia) revealed that the overall materials availability performance rose from 63.8% to 76% when library staff provided assistance. The major reasons for nonavailability of items were related to circulation policy, ownership, and user skills. (Author/AEF)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Comparative Analysis, Foreign Countries
