Presents arguments for the application of the interstate compact concept to coordination of library services. (PF)

The purpose of this guide is to assist school districts that might wish to form a consortium in understanding how to do so, how to decide which activities to undertake, and how to ensure success for the consortium. The ideas and suggestions contained in the guide come primarily from the 17 program improvement consortia in operation during the…

This report contains one-page summaries of a majority of the 134 research studies funded through the Oklahoma Consortium on Research Development. The research covers the whole spectrum of academic topics , from nursing to ecology to art to politics.. Brief summaries of a majority of the 37 development seminars funded through the Consortium are…

The Educational Research Training Center has trained 54 professional educators in a period of 5 years. It employed a consortium of four universities and 20 public and parochial school districts to accomplish research needed by the member institutions and to train research personnel for the member school districts and universities. Trainees,…

The Colorado Consortium on Research Development (CORD) was formed in 1968 to increase research potential among the faculties of the 6 participating institutions. Its major objective was to improve these institutions' interest and capabilities in educational and institutional research through cooperative studies, by faculties, administrators, and…

The purpose of this directory is to identify and describe all academic library consortia in the continental United States that satisfy the following specified criteria for inclusion: participating institutions must be autonomous, more than half the members must be academic libraries, two or more libraries must be involved, library consortia must…

In 1971, System Development Corporation (SDC) performed a study of academic library consortia, under contract to the U. S. Office of Education. The purpose of the study was to collect extensive information on existing academic library consortia and to develop a set of guidelines for planning, developing, operating, and evaluating a library…

The Council for Area Planning of Educational Services (CAPES) was formed as a consortium of formal and informal educational institutions in the Fox Valley area of north central Illinois to promote the sharing of educational programs and pooling of resources in the use of ITV. (Author)

Describes the emerging field of entrepreneurship education. Discusses several model programs in the field. (CH)

The standard approach adopted in library networking or partnership models is neither developmental nor evolutionary, yet development and evolution are keys to robust, contextually responsive partnerships. Using a set of knowledge models first proposed by Owen and Wiercx, this paper argues for a new approach to the modeling of networks in which…

Describes the use of miniconventions to bring NCEA educational service to Catholic educators in various parts of the country who cannot attend the NCEA national convention. (GB)

A television consortium of 20 community colleges in Southern California is discussed in terms of the advantages, disadvantages and financial base of such an arrangement. (RN)

Discusses a working relationship between graduate schools and community colleges. (PG)