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Download full textCommittee on Information Hang-ups, Washington, DC. – 1971
A survey of interlibrary cooperative projects engaging libraries and librarians in the Baltimore - Washington metropolitan area that could be identified during the winter and spring months of 1970-71 are presented. Cooperative projects discussed included: (1) Union Lists such as the "Journal Holdings in the Washington - Baltimore area,"…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Consortia, Interlibrary Loans, Library Cooperation
Peer reviewedBoyce, Grace; Carr, Diane – Inquiry, 1997
Reviews the resources available through the Virtual Library of Virginia (VIVA) Web site, a consortium of the libraries of the 39 state-assisted colleges and universities in the Commonwealth of Virginia. States that VIVA provides, in an equitable, cooperative, and cost-effective manner, enhanced access to library and information for these higher…
Descriptors: Consortia, Educational Media, Electronic Libraries, Higher Education
Peer reviewedMillson-Martula, Christopher; Pathak, Susanna Bartmann; Pfeiffer, Carol – Library Philosophy and Practice, 2000
Offers a descriptive account and critical analysis of three cooperative collection development projects undertaken by the Virtual Library of Virginia (VIVA), a consortium of Virginia academic libraries. Reviews cooperative collection development processes and explains objectives that included cost effectiveness, improved access to information…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Consortia, Cost Effectiveness
Peer reviewedUmberger, Sheila S. – Library Hi Tech, 1996
Describes Virginia's statewide and community electronic resource access projects, including the Blacksburg Electronic Village, connected with Virginia Tech and the Internet; a public education network; a consortium of college and university libraries; the state library's digital initiative; and a cooperative library network. (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Consortia, Electronic Libraries
