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ERIC Number: EJ570633
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-0730-9295
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Hanging Together To Avoid Hanging Separately: Opportunities for Academic Libraries and Consortia.
Allen, Barbara McFadden; Hirshon, Arnold
Information Technology and Libraries, v17 n1 p36-44 Mar 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, improving the information infrastructure, funding and governance, and essential elements to consortium success. (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Competition, Consortia, Economic Factors, Electronic Libraries, Financial Support, Futures (of Society), Governance, Higher Education, Information Technology, Library Cooperation, Models
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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