TEX-SHARE Contract Awarded
The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board has awarded a 
contract to the University of Houston Libraries and the 
Sterling C. Evans Library at Texas A&M University to 
implement and manage an academic library resource sharing 
program called TEX-SHARE for the 1994-95 year.  The TEX-SHARE 
project, funded by the Texas legislature, will enhance access 
to information resources among the 52 state-supported 
university, health science, and law libraries.

Major objectives for the year include the following:

Installation of Ariel, a document transmission system that 
uses the Internet, in all 52 libraries.

Negotiation of state-wide contracts for electronic journal 
indexing and abstracting and document delivery services.

Negotiation of a state-wide contract for electronic access to 
the Federal Register.

Development and implementation of a Texas Higher Education 
Library Card which will enable faculty and students 
affiliated with any of the 52 state-supported institutions to 
use materials and services at any TEX-SHARE library.

Development and implementation of a Texas Higher Education 
Interlibrary Loan Protocol which would standardize procedures 
and enhance access to information among the 52 libraries.