From the International Exchange of Publications to the Exchange of Experience - a Polish Contact

This paper, having defined what international exchange of publications is, compares the exchange activities of the "Lucian Blaga" Central University Library in Cluj with that of the Wroclaw University Library. This service was initiated in 1923 in the Romanian library and in 1954 in the Polish institution. The partnership between the two university libraries began in 1985 and has continued ever since, the most important exchanged publications being the different series of the two university periodicals, Studia Universitatis "Babes-Bolyai" and Acta Universitatis Wratislaviensis. The exchange of publications being a complex activity with several phases, it is natural that the work method of the two exchange offices is slightly different. However, there are many common aspects and tendencies. For both institutions the exchange of publications is important as by its means the library collections are enriched and it promotes a favourable image of the institutions.