Resource-sharing among major libraries of Kuwait

Focuses on resource sharing in Kuwaiti libraries, which, due to many factor s, has now become an economic and information provision necessity. Presents the results of a survey of 17 libraries in Kuwait. It was found not only t hat the current resource-sharing activities are at a minimal level, but als o that all libraries do not actively participate in these. However, librari ans consider resource-sharing very important for their libraries, are aware of its benefits, and know the hurdles in developing a resource-sharing net work. They are willing to participate in such a network if one was develope d, Recommends that the National Council for Culture, Arts and Letters shoul d create a National Task Force to develop a detailed plan for a national re source-sharing network. Proposes that the National Library should be design ated as the coordinating agency for this network and suggests the establish ment of a permanent national committee, with representation from all major libraries, to be responsible for policy making.