Accession to records from different places. Information is ready and easy to reach for the Library and can be quickly placed at the Members' or committee s' fingertips. This service, especially when it involves the laws of other nations or foreign policy issues, can be especially helpful to committees. Data transfer and sharing. Automation enables users to transfer available data from one media to another and from one institution to another, and allows these users to copy, store, and delete the necessary information.
Cooperation is now possible among institutions for locating, using, and sharing information.
Information and resource sharing makes it possible to produce available information on a larger scale, reduce the cost of holdings, and redefine what should be bought by institutions for their collections. The quantitative increase of available information through sharing can be brought about with little additional cost. In the countries where library automation is in use or under consideration, the main problem is the selection of recording media. Sometimes there is disharmony between systems that are being gradually replaced and new technologies, and this can cause problems until the new automation system becomes fully functioning. These and similar reasons delay library automation in developing countries and also prevent newly developed systems from conforming to international standards because insufficient computer and access systems exist.