Hanging Together To Avoid Hanging Separately: Opportunities for Academic Libraries and Consortia

Discusses academic library consortia, examines types of consortia, and presents three case histories (OhioLINK, PALCI and CIC). Highlights include economic competition; changes in information access and delivery; growth of information technology; quality improvement; and future strategies, including...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Information technology and libraries 1998-03, Vol.17 (1), p.36-44
Hauptverfasser:	Allen, Barbara McFadden, Hirshon, Arnold
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Academic Libraries Access to Information Alliances Case Histories Collaboration Colleges & universities Committee on Institutional Cooperation Committee on Institutional Cooperation, USA Community Relations Competition Computer networks Consortia Cooperation Core curriculum Costs Economic Factors Educational Technology Electronic Libraries Financial Support Forecasts and trends Funding Futures (of Society) Geography Governance Higher Education Indexing services Information Infrastructure Information Technology Innovations Internet resources Libraries Library consortia Library Cooperation Library information networks Library management Library Networks Library technology OhioLINK Online information services Online Systems PALCI Pennsylvania Academic Library Consortium Inc Pricing Private Colleges Publishing industry Resource sharing Scholarly communication Secondary Education Shared Resources and Services Studies Union catalogs Unit Costs Universities USA
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Zusammenfassung:	Discusses academic library consortia, examines types of consortia, and presents three case histories (OhioLINK, PALCI and CIC). Highlights include economic competition; changes in information access and delivery; growth of information technology; quality improvement; and future strategies, including pricing models for electronic information, improving the information infrastructure, funding and governance, and essential elements to consortium success. (LRW)
ISSN:	0730-9295 2163-5226