在合作中生存发展——论图书馆联盟

Cooperative Survival and Development: A Study of Library Consortia

介绍国内外图书馆联盟的研究情况,深入探讨图书馆联盟的概念,并与相近和相关概念加以区别;阐述图书馆联盟活 动兴起的缘由,并简要分析当今图书馆联盟的组织模式。

A library consortium is a cooperative organization formed by two or more libraries to share resources according to a contract or an arrangement signed voluntarily by each member. It may have or not have a substantial institution, however, its activities are regu-lated by the contract or arrangement, it must assume certain responsibilities, and it should have a financial budget. The origin of library consortia can be traced to 1930's in the United States, and they have been developing rapidly as an effective way to solve new problems in the library field throughout the world in the past ten years. This paper first summarizes the research on this topic in China and other countries, makes an in - depth discussion of the concept of library consortia, and distinguishes it with related concepts. It then analyzes the factors that cause the development of library consortia, and introduces the models of current library consortia.