Library Consortia: One American’s Perspective
Overview:
Library Consortia from 30,000 feet
The Formation of Library Consortia
General U.S. Consortial Values
Statewide Funding (e-resources)
New England Consortia & Overlap
Recent Developments in Electronic Resource Licensing
What Libraries Should Seek from Consortia: Quality Products
A Few Words About
Multi-consortial Licensing
(MCL) & Aggregations
One Problem with MCL:
Unrealistic Publisher Expectations for Rate of Adoption by Libraries
A Few Possible Future Directions for Library Consortia
Emerging & Potential Consortial Services to Help Libraries