哈佛大学的图书馆系统及馆藏管理

Systems of Harvard University Library and Its Collection Management

描述哈佛大学图书馆系统和馆藏管理的特点。哈佛大学图书馆通过开发不同类型的联合目录,有效管理和利用馆藏资源,并用一个现代化的共享式密集书库来解决馆藏空间不足的问题。另外,哈佛大学图书馆还采取分别协调、集中引进的方法对数字化资源进行管理。

The article reviews the system of Harvard University Library and its collection management. Harvard University Library has been organized in a decentralized way and is composed of more than 90 libraries in different scales and types. Its collection with millions of titles has varieties of formats. To manage and utilize these collections, the Library has developed several union catalogs. In addition, the library has built a shared high-density storage facility to store its collection. The two library preservation laboratories are dedicated to provide services for library collections preservation, reformatting and digitization. And Harvard University Library purchases the digital resources in a centralized way.