The Associated institutions of the Bibliothèque Nationale de France, or, A Certain Idea of Cooperation

In establishing the network of associated Institutions, the BnF has begun to put into place a concerted acquisition policy at the national level. With the creation of the associated Institutions known as « dépôt légal » (legal deposit), it supports these libraries in their efforts to establish a national union catalogue. But only the constitution of tools allowing this network to live (collective catalogue, loans and remote transmission of documents) will enable the libraries to play their role to the full.
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