What is resource sharing? Discuss its need.

 Resource sharing is an area optimization in which HDL Coder™ identifies multiple functionally equivalent resources and replaces them with a single resource. The data is time multiplexed over the shared resource to perform the same operations.

“A term used to describe organized attempt by libraries and Information Centres to share materials and services cooperatively so as to provide one another with resources that might otherwise not be available to an individual institution.

It represents an attempt to expand the availability of specialized, expensive, or just plain not-owned resources beyond the bounds of a single institution. Maximise the resource base of libraries The primary objective of resource sharing is to maximise the resource base, i.e., collection, staff, infrastructure, as well as services of the participating libraries.

A library when functioning as part of a resource sharing programme would have at its disposal resources of other libraries besides it s own to serve its users. In other words, the resources ofa ny library would be the resources of every other library.

• Provide democratic and wide access to information We are living in the information age where infonnation is a commodity needed by one and all.

We are highly dependent on information. It is required for learning, teaching, research, entertainment and decision making at different levels.

In view of this scenario, one should not be deprived of information. Libraries have different document collections to satisfy the information needs of their users. They are strong in some areas and poor in others. Thus, they lack resources to excel in all areas. 

If libraries share with each other, they can overcome this limitation of poor document collection. And make available comprehensive information to their users.

• Core collection Resource sharing results in a rational acquisition of documents. A library should only acquire those documents that are core to the area of its organisation.

It can satisfy minor or auxiliary needs of its users from other libraries with which it shares its resources. Similarly it can satisfy the minor needs ofo ther libraries.

• Save resources Libraries share their resources to save and use them optimally. Cooperative acquisition enables them to save on money spent on documents.

Cooperative cataloguing and classification enables them to save on staff salaries, efforts, and time spent on technical processmg 

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