How does the Jakarta office serve the information needs of Americans who cannot visit the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.?
Recognizing that it is much easier for one institution to procure, catalog, and distribute ten books than for ten institutions to each acquire and process the same book, the Library of Congress established cooperative acquisitions programs. Through these programs the overseas offices acquire material for participating institutions based on selection profiles that indicate the interests of each institution. The Jakarta office currently serves more than twenty-five institutions from throughout the world that participate in CAP-SEA.
