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Connecting Aga Khan University's nine campus libraries across three continents through a shared library system
IFLA Journal
  • Ashraf Sharif, Aga Khan University
  • Normand Demers, Aga Khan University
Publication Date
12-1-2013
Document Type
Article
Abstract

The Aga Khan University (AKU) is the only university in the developing world that is serving through its eleven campuses spread across eight countries and three continents. It has a network of nine libraries, although small in size, in four developing courtiers in two regions (South Asia and East Africa). The university has recently implemented a library management system to integrate all nine libraries in four counties using a single shared database. The purpose of this paper is to share our experience of implementing the industry standard-base state-of-the-art library system. The geographical location of AKU libraries and multilingual collections makes this experience more significant. Keeping in view the complexity of geographical locations, multilingual collections, different time zones, and diversity of staff involved, one can consider it a unique occurrence in the field of library and information science.

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Citation Information
Ashraf Sharif and Normand Demers. "Connecting Aga Khan University's nine campus libraries across three continents through a shared library system" IFLA Journal Vol. 39 Iss. 4 (2013) p. 319 - 326
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/ashraf_sharif/1/