THE UNITY COMBINED REGIONS DATABASE

Outlines the development of the Unity System and the combined regions database. Describes the involvement of eight regional library systems in the Unity Database, and the development plan, including the regiona l variations made possible by the flexibility of the system. Explains the coverage of the Unity Database, which is based on British Library data, plus the catalogues of member libraries, both public and academi c, which provide records for all interlending materials. Includes the Pilot Interlending Project for Share the Vision, which incorporates th e National Union Catalogue for Alternative Formats into the Unity Data base and is developing a model for interlending of alternative formats . Discusses the role of the Unity System in the future development of interlending in Britain, and its potential application internationally .