To some extent the 14 free legal deposit copies delivered to libraries by publishers release the situation. Library Law, the Law about Postal Communications, and the Law On the National Library of Latvia notes that mailing service delivering printed materials and other documents within the framework of Interlibrary Loan in the territory of Latvia is free of charge. The development of Interlibrary Loan shall be one of the most efficient ways to diminish the inexpedient use of money for acquisitions if there is a guarantee to receive the necessary publications from other libraries. Thus the unwanted duplication of collections which is unjustifiable also because of the lack of space for library holdings might be prevented. In case of favourable state policy as to International Interlibrary Loan, libraries might economise the money assigned for foreign acquisitions activating the ordering of the necessary books from foreign libraries.
Research libraries strive for CD-ROM acquisitions, and the Internet connections.
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