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Consortia in Europe: Describing the Various Solutions through Four Country Examples
Author(s) -
Kristiina HormiaPoutanen,
Claudine XenidouDervou,
Rima Kupryte,
Kari Stange,
A. Yu. Kuznetsov,
Hazel Woodward
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
library trends
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.581
H-Index - 48
eISSN - 1559-0682
pISSN - 0024-2594
DOI - 10.1353/lib.2006.0026
Subject(s) - political science , regional science , business , knowledge management , engineering management , library science , computer science , engineering , sociology
This article describes and discusses consortia models in Europe. Emphasis is given to those consortia that support content provision and access to electronic information resources in society. Four country cases are introduced as examples of the heterogeneous solutions chosen by the consortia. The main results and impact of the consortia are discussed. International cooperation has played an important role in the development of consortia in Europe. Regional and global collaboration initiatives are also discussed.

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