Resource Sharing in the Caribbean, with Specific Reference to the University of the West Indies

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  • Tereza A. Richards University of the West Indies

Abstract

Fourteen Caribbean countries are served by the University of the West Indies (UWI) in Jamaica, the foremost tertiary institution of the region. UWI has three campuses and a distance teaching enterprise; there are various links to schools of continuing studies in eleven institutions outside of Jamaica. In its 10-year plan, UWI proposes increased geographic coverage and the enhancement of continuing education, primarily through the distance mode. A number of cooperative programs are in place between UWI and other academic institutions, and also between UWI and organizations in the private sector. Sharing of resources in all these relationships takes place through the UWI library, which houses and accesses cooperative databases in energy, agriculture, health, and education. The library has become the focus of cooperative efforts at all levels.

Author Biography

Tereza A. Richards, University of the West Indies

Tereza A. Richards is a librarian at the Mona campus, University of the West Indies. Her M.L.S. is from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn. Before going to UWI, she was Librarian, Technical Information Services, Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica. She is active in the Jamaica Library Association, pursuing special interests in library education and in gender and development studies.

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Vol. 4 No. 2 (1994)

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