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Johnson, Mary Frances K.; Hines, Theodore C. – 1977
This paper prepared for the Task Force on the Role of School Library Media Programs in Networking reviews the role of networking in such programs, lists the objectives of networking for library consortia, and discusses such topics as the benefits and disadvantages of participation in these organizations, prerequisites and criteria for networking,…
Descriptors: Consortia, Cooperative Programs, Directories, Library Cooperation
Doan, Janice K. – School Library Media Quarterly, 1985
Discussion of role of school library media centers (SLMCs) in multitype library networks notes five basic factors that contribute to their exclusion from library networks: psychological, political and legal, funding, communication, and planning. Examples of programs attempting to reduce barriers to school participation in library networks are…
Descriptors: Consortia, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Resources Centers, Library Cooperation
Bowker Annual Library and Book Trade Almanac, 2001
Lists networks, consortia, and other cooperative library organizations; national library and information-industry associations in the U.S. and Canada; state, provincial, and regional library associations and agencies; state school library media associations; international library associations; and foreign library associations. (LRW)
Descriptors: Consortia, Foreign Countries, International Organizations, Learning Resources Centers
Peer reviewedWalker, H. Thomas – Catholic Library World, 1983
Discusses the development of interlibrary lending and union catalogs, problems of library resource sharing, the development of resource sharing and interlibrary lending in Maryland, governance and costs of interlibrary lending systems, and the Maryland Interlibrary Organization School Media Project. Twenty-five references are provided. (EJS)
Descriptors: Consortia, Costs, Elementary Secondary Education, Interlibrary Loans
Download full textClaer, Joycelyn H. – 1992
This report describes the development of the Forest Trail Library Consortium (FTLC), a network of academic, public, and school libraries in Texas. The growth of FTLC from 4 charter members to its current 16 members is traced, including details about goals and funding. The role of special interest groups (SIGs) is examined, and the goals and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cataloging, Computer Software, Consortia
Bowker Annual Library and Book Trade Almanac, 1998
Lists networks, consortia, and other cooperative library organizations; national library and information-industry associations--United States and Canada; state, provincial, and regional associations; state and provincial library agencies; state school library media associations; international library associations; and foreign library associations.…
Descriptors: Consortia, Cooperative Programs, Directories, Foreign Countries
Calabrese, Alice; And Others – 1988
This final report describes the plan developed by the Northern Illinois Learning Resources Cooperative, a consortium of 44 community colleges and other academic institutions, which was awarded a Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) Title III planning grant to research the requirements for a statewide electronic network that would provide…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Consortia, Grants, Higher Education
Bowker Annual Library and Book Trade Almanac, 1994
This section includes lists of networks, consortia, and other cooperative library organizations; national associations in the United States and Canada; state, provincial, and regional associations and agencies; state school library media associations; state supervisors of school library media services; international library associations; and…
Descriptors: Consortia, Cooperative Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedMarson, Barbara Miller, Ed.; And Others – North Carolina Libraries, 1995
A collection of eight articles discusses resource sharing in a variety of settings. Highlights include: community networks, document delivery in library consortia, Internet access for schools, automation and resource sharing at community college libraries, lending of special collections materials, cooperative rural library services, and web sites…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Community Colleges, Consortia
Claus-Smith, Diane – MultiMedia Schools, 1999
Describes the development of the grant-funded Oregon School Library Information System (OSLIS), a project design to provide cost-effective access to online resources in school libraries across the state. Notes that online database provides offer substantial discounts for group acquisition of their products which has prompted the development of…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Consortia, Cooperative Planning, Cooperative Programs
