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crln-19407	Cluff, E. Dale	Libraries and librarians in Mexico	1991	2	.pdf	application/pdf	1076	41	37	Collections Various ideas about collection development also emerged from these discussions, including: • exchange programs for various types of publi­ cations and information (university publications and union catalogs are naturals); June 1 9 9 1 / 371 • donations of materials no longer needed in U.S. libraries, particularly indexes, primary publi­ cations, encyclopedias, bibliographies, and series (but only on request; perhaps selections could be made from lists of duplicates or discards); • a center in the U.S. for storing materials to which Mexican libraries might have access; • a system of document delivery services be­ tween the two countries; • agreements for dividing collection develop­ ment between sister libraries; • sharing writing about library science; • expedited access to U.S. collections, espe­ cially o f periodicals; • contributions of software and manuals related to online access and automated systems; • sharing evaluations of equipment and sys­ tems; • fax and E-mail connections between libraries in the two countries; • sharing criteria for collection development and ideas on how to acquire materials that are difficult to obtain. Cooperation The question What can Mexican academic li­ braries offer U.S. libraries?” evoked the following suggestions: • access to special collections; • partnership in international research; • videocassettes of popular and indigenous cul­ tures; • summer courses dealing with culture, lan­ guage, etc.; • exchange of personnel, material, and infor­ mation; • Spanish courses.	cache/crln-19407.pdf	txt/crln-19407.txt