CARLOS A . CUADRA and RUTH J . PATRICK Survey of Academic Library Consortia in the U . S
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In 1970 USOE initiated a nationwide study of academic library consortia. The purpose of the study, carried out by SDC, was to develop a fund of descriptive and prescriptive information about library consortium activities. The study involved a questionnaire survey to identify and describe all known consortia, and a case-study analysis of fifteen selected consortia. This paper discusses the survey methodology, the findings, and two major products: a Directory of Academic Library Consortia, and Guidelines for the Development of Academic Library Consortia. The la.tter presents a twenty-four step process that may serve as a useful model for library consortium development.
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