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Dwyer, Claudette, Ed.; Patterson, Lewis D., Ed. – 1974
Six papers are presented concerning the trends and issues in interinstitutional cooperation. Topics cover national cooperative trends, case study in starting a consortium; consortia and institutional change, library networks and what to expect, higher education management, financing higher education in Pennsylvania, and making more states more…
Descriptors: Administration, Consortia, Educational Administration, Educational Finance
Bruce, Elizabeth W. – North Dakota Library Notes, 1974
The current trend in biomedical information systems is to decentralization. Starting with the Medical Library Assistance Act of 1965, various plans of organization have been tried for improving the national diffusion of medical information. In 1968 the John Crerar Library became the Midwest Regional Medical Library, serving as an intermediary…
Descriptors: Consortia, Decentralization, Diffusion, Information Networks
Evans, G. Edward; Intner, Sheila S.; Weihs, Jean – 2002
This updated edition covers all aspects of library technical services--from acquisitions to managing the cataloging department--with new emphasis on automation as it affects technical services work and those skills that can be developed through work experience or classroom instruction. Part One, General Background, consists of four chapters that…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Classification, Consortia, Library Administration
Baughman, Steven A., Ed.; Curry, Elizabeth A., Ed. – 1997
As interlibrary cooperation has proliferated in the last several decades, multitype library organizations and systems have emerged as important forces in librarianship. The need for thoughtful and organized strategic planning is an important cornerstone for the success of organizations of all sizes. Part of a project by the Interlibrary…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Consortia, Library Cooperation, Library Development
Laughlin, Sara, Ed. – 2000
This book describes the issues that multitype library networks need to know in order to succeed in the new decade, including electronic information, restructuring, distance education, buying clubs and cooperatives, skilled workers, diversifying funding, collaboration, one-stop shopping, accountability, and extraordinary service. The book contains…
Descriptors: Consortia, Distance Education, Electronic Libraries, Futures (of Society)
Martorana, S. V.; And Others – 1974
In 1973, 180 independent two-year colleges with membership in the American Association of Community and Junior Colleges (AACJC) were surveyed to determine the extent of cooperative arrangements. Forty-five colleges (25 percent) reported 207 programs of interinstitutional cooperation. In a second survey of state directors of public two-year…
Descriptors: Academic Education, College Admission, College Faculty, Consortia