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DCMS/Wolfson funding in 1999/2000 enables six library authorities within the East of England region to explore how library resources, such as library catalogues and commercial databases, could be made available to the public on a regional basis through exploiting cutting edge ICT developments.
The completion of this project has resulted in Co-East Requests, a virtual union catalogue based on Z39.50 and ISO/ILL protocols. Five suppliers provide library systems to public library authorities in the East of England:
Table 1
| Co-East Partner | System Supplier | System | ILL Tool |
| Essex | Geac | Geoweb/Elan | VDX (Virtual Document eXchange |
| Southend | " | " | " |
| Thurrock | " | " | " |
| Cambs | Epixtech | Dynix/Cambook | RSS (Resource Sharing System) |
| Peterborough | " | " | |
| Suffolk | DS | Galaxy | CRX (Co-operative Record eXchange |
| Norfolk | " | " | - |
| Bedfordshire | " | " | - |
| Luton | " | " | - |
| Hertfordshire | Bibliomondo | Concerto | None |
Co-East Request Goes Live!
After a pilot phase, Co-East Requests is now a live service for Cambridgeshire, Essex, Peterborough, Southend-on-Sea and Thurrock. Norfolk, Suffolk Bedfordshire and Luton are currently in the test phases.
Interim ILL Arrangements
For those libraries not able to participate in the virtual union catalogue, Co-East has set up an interim arrangement, using Web Catalogues, Unity Web and V3.
For further information on this service, please contact:
Linda Berube, Co-East Regional Project Manager on linda.berube@cambridgeshire.gov.uk