Information technology and new services 3. Cooperation through coordination 4. Cooperation in national and international projects 5.
Special attention is given to projects concerning the access to networked information.
The emphasis is on activities in which the KB is involved. However, as the national library plays a role in most of the important academic library projects and activities in the Netherlands, this report gives also a good, though not complete picture of national developments. After the realignment of existing resources three years ago, the legal status of the library changed on August 31st, 1993. General rules are laid down in a law for the whole sector of higher education and academic research. The library continues to be governed by a Board, the members of which are appointed by the government.