title: Interlibrary cooperation in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: the holder-of-record system.
abstract: The Saudi Arabian Ministry of Defense and Aviation, which contracts for management of military hospitals, responded to the libraries' needs for more complete and extensive journal holdings. Better journal coverage was achieved through improved communication and cooperation among neighbor libraries, and through systematic implementation of a holder-of-record system. Interlibrary loan activity was more evenly distributed, and 70% of requisitions which previously had to be handled by foreign libraries can now be filled in Saudi Arabia.
authors.affiliation: Good Samaritan Hospital & Medical Center Library, Portland, Oregon 97210.
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Blucker
mesh_terms: D006772:Hospitals, Military; D007379:Interlibrary Loans; D007992:Libraries, Hospital; D007999:Library Services; D012529:Saudi Arabia