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| − | [[The South African Bibliographic and Information Network]], or '''[[Sabinet]]''', is a comprehensive bibliographic service intended to facilitate resource sharing among South African libraries. | + | #REDIRECT[[ESAT A&L Bibliography S]] |
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| − | Established in 1983, [[Sabinet]] aimed to provide South Africa with a joint library network and a national union
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| − | According to its corporate brochure[https://cdn.sabinet.co.za/documents/Sabinet_Corporate_Brochure.pdf], the principles behind the organisation are:
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| − | 1. the system should be as simple as possible within the framework of a networked central library system,
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| − | 2. participation in the network should be cost effective for libraries,
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| − | 3. the purpose of the system should be to serve the user and not only the librarian,
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| − | 4. the autonomy of local library systems and computer centres should always be taken into account,
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| − | 5. the system should lend itself to the creation of a central database with high integrity, and
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| − | 6. the central database should provide good coverage of materials in participating libraries.
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| − | In 1997 a new private company, [[Sabinet Online]] (Pty) Limited, was formed with the objective of addressing the changing needs of the online information community and to keep pace with the rapidly changing technology.
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| − | ==Sources==
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| − | corporate brochure[https://cdn.sabinet.co.za/documents/Sabinet_Corporate_Brochure.pdf],
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