ACNP and NILDE : essential tools for access to scientific research

<p>ACNP (The Italian Union Serial Catalogue), containing  more than 190,000 journals in various disciplines, and NILDE (Network Inter Library Document  Exchange), an online service that facilitates more than 800 libraries  to request and supply documents in a reciprocal manner, are two services based on similar management models linked with their users.                <br> ACNP and NILDE and their user communities in cooperation form the most important network for Italian libraries to share resources, services and professional practices and this represents a cooperation system working for the real access to scientific information which is hampered by high costs and restrictive policies.<br> The present talk illustrates both communities, focusing attention on the informational needs of the astronomical community.</p

ACNP and NILDE : essential tools for access to scientific research

<p>ACNP (The Italian Union Serial Catalogue), containing  more than 190,000 journals in various disciplines, and NILDE (Network Inter Library Document  Exchange), an online service that facilitates more than 800 libraries  to request and supply documents in a reciprocal manner, are two services based on similar management models linked with their users.                <br> ACNP and NILDE and their user communities in cooperation form the most important network for Italian libraries to share resources, services and professional practices and this represents a cooperation system working for the real access to scientific information which is hampered by high costs and restrictive policies.<br> The present talk illustrates both communities, focusing attention on the informational needs of the astronomical community.</p