Many more users access the OPAC facilities offered through the Internet. The current automated catalogue comprises 2.7 million bibliographic records. The RERO culture Librarians in the RERO community are strong and early believers in cooperative cataloging. Actually, all the decisions are adopted by ad hoc commissions meeting regularly. The quality of cataloging is improved by modifications made by other partners after a bibliographic record has been entered.
Some entries receive a critical review.
Familiarity with MARC record usage made the move to US-MARC easy. It is through the central database that the Inter-Library Loan system is organized. The union catalog has a Web Gateway to Internet . In order to understand the legal, administrative and financial structures mentioned below, a few words need to be said about Switzerland. There is a key for sharing the cost of running the system.