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Advancing Libraries Through Resource-Sharing Consortia: An International Perspective

Explore the impact and benefits of library consortia in maximizing resources, services, and facilities to better serve users. Learn about successful projects, missions, and future prospects of leading library alliances.

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Advancing Libraries Through Resource-Sharing Consortia: An International Perspective

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  1. Library Cooperation and Resource-Sharing International Conference*Capital Normal University*Beijing Dr. Camila A. Alire Dean Emerita University of New Mexico & Colorado State University

  2. My Background • University of Colorado at Denver • Colorado State University (ARL) • University of New Mexico (ARL)

  3. Consortia Experience • Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries • Board member • Chair • Greater Western Library Alliance • National Diversity Conference chair • Board • Interim Executive Director

  4. Purposes of Library Consortia To maximize the resources of an individual library by collaborating with other libraries (archives & museums) and using the combined resources to further advance the library’s resources and services to better serve its users……

  5. Why Consortia Work? • Tight budgets • Lean staffing • High expectations • Systematic resource-sharing and cooperation • Cutting edge potential

  6. 4. Systematic Resource-Sharing and Cooperation • Materials [electronic and print] • Interlibrary loan • Shared electronic resources • Cooperative collection development • Digital libraries • Scholarly communication • Facilities • Expertise (Personnel) • Continuing education & staff development

  7. Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries(The Alliance) • Established in 1974 • 13 libraries –Colorado and Wyoming • Academic and public libraries

  8. The Alliance Mission • Facilitate, develop and improve library servicesto students, faculty, and the general public • Share, leverage, and expand library resources • Identify and resolve issues of information creation, collection, access, storage, and distribution • Reduce member library operating costs • Provide additional services as needed by member libraries and the communities they serve

  9. Alliance Projects • Prospector • Gold Rush • Alliance Digital Repository • PASCAL

  10. PASCAL • State-of-the-art high density library storage facility • 3 Alliance libraries • Design pioneered at Harvard University • Holds 1.6 million volumes in under 10,000 square feet • Climate controlled

  11. Greater Western Library Alliance (GWLA) • Consortium of 32 research libraries located in the central and western United States. • Project-oriented • Leader in the transformation of scholarly communication • Facilitator in the application of new information technologies.

  12. OCLC • History • Purposes • Today & Future

  13. Academic libraries will still survive without cooperation and resource-sharing. However, they will be unable to maximize their resources, services, and facilities to best serve their students and faculties in this information age.

  14. XieXie!

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