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| Title: | The hidden forces that positively shape library consortia: addressing |
| Authors: | Lugya, Fredrick Kiwuwa |
| Keywords: | Libraries
Consortia
Library cooperation
Developing countries |
| Issue Date: | 2011 |
| Abstract: | With diminishing finances, it is rarely possible for a library or information center to
have enough resources to fulfill the needs of its clients. Libraries working under effective
collaborative initiatives in developed countries have registered tremendous success
compared to libraries in developing countries. There is a growing need for libraries in
developing countries to redefine their resource sharing strategies so as to benefit from
library collaboration that can result in a more effective means of meeting the needs of
their library users. This paper looks at issues surrounding the factors that have led to
successful resource sharing among academic and research libraries in developed
countries and how to practically apply such success factors to improve collaboration
among academic and research libraries in developing countries. Consortium of
Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois (CARLI) and Consortium of Uganda
University Libraries (CUUL) are the focus in this research. This research has showed
that subscription to and continued participation in a consortium is a result of a calculated
return on investment by different stakeholder. Research has demonstrated that there
factors considered more important by consortium membership, those that are more
important to consortium staff, while other factors influence libraries to join and continue
to participate in a single consortium. More so, there are those most influential
consortium values and different factors that lead to the success of a consortium. |
| Description: | Paper presented at the QQML Conference 2011 |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1966 |
| Appears in Collections: | Research Articles (MakLIB)
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