An Evolving Model for Consortial Print and E-Book Collections: Triangle Research Libraries Network, Oxford University Press, YBP Library Services Pilot

The Triangle Research Libraries Network (TRLN) is a collaborative organization consisting of Duke University, North Carolina Central University, North Carolina State University, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Its purpose is to marshal the financial, human, and information resources of their research libraries through cooperative efforts in order to create a rich and unparalleled knowledge environment that furthers the universities' teaching, research, and service missions. TRLN has a long history of cooperative collection development going back decades that distribute subject and language responsibilities among member libraries to minimize overlap and maximize breadth of coverage. Higher e-book prices