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Peer reviewedCostello, Diane – Information Technology and Libraries, 1999
Describes CAUL (The Council of Australian University Librarians) which is dedicated to improving access by the staff and students of Australian universities to scholarly information resources. Discusses funding, access to databases, electronic information resources, information infrastructure and network information support, and electronic…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Computer Networks, Consortia
Peer reviewedEdgar, Jim – Resource Sharing and Information Networks, 1983
Presents remarks of the Secretary of State and State Librarian of Illinois concerning the Illinois Library and Information Network (ILLINET) which was created in 1965. Effective use of developing technology (online catalogs, interlibrary loan, automated circulation systems, collection development), anticipating changing needs of library users, and…
Descriptors: Consortia, Financial Support, Information Systems, Interlibrary Loans
The Library Committee of the Capitol Consortium for Continuing Higher Education, Richmond, Virginia.
McCabe, Gerard B. – 1979
This report on the work of the Library Committee of the Capitol Consortium for Continuing Higher Education, one of six regional Consortia in Virginia, focuses on cooperative projects, including a proposal for a Periodicals in Richmond Area Libraries List. The proposed list, which is judged essential for resource sharing and for continuing…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Adult Education, Consortia, Financial Support
Association of State Library Agencies, Chicago, IL. – 1976
The results of the first attempt at a comprehensive survey to identify and document interlibrary cooperation activities in each of the 50 states and United States territories are reported. Compiled by the Interlibrary Cooperation Subcommittee of the Association of State Library Agencies, the report is arranged by state and territory. It contains…
Descriptors: Communications, Consortia, Databases, Financial Support
Download full textCommission on Preservation and Access Newsletter, 1991
This document is a compilation of 40 newsletter issues published by the Commission on Preservation and Access from 1988 through 1991. The Commission was established in 1986 to foster and support collaboration among libraries and allied organizations in order to ensure the preservation of the published record in all formats and to provide enhanced…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Administrators, Archives
Peer reviewedPayne, Lizanne – Information Technology and Libraries, 1998
Describes the Washington Research Library Consortium (WRLC), whose member universities share book collections, an online library system containing multiple electronic resources including a union catalog, an offsite book storage facility, and a separately staffed service organization. WRLC's organizational development, structure, governance,…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Consortia, Electronic Libraries, Financial Support
Peer reviewedAllen, Barbara McFadden; Hirshon, Arnold – Information Technology and Libraries, 1998
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,…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Competition, Consortia
Peer reviewedAnglada, Lluis M. – Information Technology and Libraries, 1999
Describes CBUC (The Consortium of Academic Libraries of Catalonia) (Spain) that includes eight universities and the state library. Highlights include structure; funding; programs for increasing document accessibility, including the collective Web-based catalog and interlibrary loans; the Digital Library of Catalonia; and programs for facilitating…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Cataloging, Change Agents
