LIBRARY NETWORKS

Library Networks

Library Consortia

Library Consortia

Library consortia play a major role in the world of academic libraries and have been particularly influential in the following areas:

Acquisition of electronic resources, with a particular emphasis on pricing and price models

Negotiation as a skill to be mastered by librarians responsible for the acquisition of library resources

Licensing terms and conditions that are acceptable in the higher education environment The preservation and archiving of electronic journal and other e-resource information

The importance of usage statistics as a metric for the value of acquired information Developing collaborative models of print resource sharing

Streamlining and consolidating technical services through a ...