Based
in part on Bernie Sloan's "Library Consortia Documents Online" (see
following entry), but includes additional and updated links as well as
the addition of a few documents on mission/overview and organizational
structure. Compiled here originally to assist AMICAL members in
drafting and revising our own governance documents.
EIFL
- Resources - Consortium Building http://www.eifl.net/resources/resources_consortium.html
Extensive annotated bibliography and links to resources
for the development of a consortium. From Electronic Information for
Libraries, a foundation that promotes the availability of electronic
resources for libraries in developing countries, especially in the
context of consortial licensing.
Documents
| COPETER http://www.ruslan.ru:8001/copeter/doc.php
Documents related to COPETER, a consortium for library
co-operation in St. Petersburg. Includes relatively brief consortium
agreement; focus is on bibliographic data & resource sharing,
but sections dealing with practical management of the consortium may be
useful. See also paper "Consortium building: from library co-operation
to consortia."
5th
E-ICOLC conference 2003, Denmark http://www.deflink.dk/e-icolc/slides.htm
About 30 PowerPoint presentations from the conference,
covering consortial development, licensing & benchmarking of
electronic resources, reports from consortia representing various
countries, and reports from publishers and open access initiatives.
Consortia
and Their Discontents Peters, Thomas A. The Journal of Academic
Librarianship v. 29 no2 (Mar. 2003) p. 111-14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0099-1333(02)00421-4
Potential problems with management and development of
consortia, and suggestions for overcoming them.
Library Consortia: Beyond Licensing Scott, Laurie. Feliciter v. 49 no6
(2003) p. 286-9
Describes activities of a Canadian consortium with some
objectives and "working groups" similar to those anticipated for AMICAL.
Report on, and lessons learned from, the development of a
government-sponsored multitype library consortium in Australia.
Although very different in constituents from AMICAL, this paper may be
useful for its many transferable ideas and especially the guidelines
presented in the section "Developing a Consortial Model".
Resource sharing and consortia, or, becoming a
600-pound gorilla Morgan, Eric Lease. Computers in Libraries.
Westport: Apr 1998. Vol. 18, Iss. 4; pg. 40, 2 pgs
Quick overview of some key issues to consider when
engaging in consortial activity.
See especially the document Licensing Digital Resources.
How to avoid the legal pitfalls, a very practical guide to
language/clauses/etc. to include or exclude from any licensing
agreement; touches on issues relating to licensing in different
countries; suggestions for defining terms (e.g. "members of the
institution", etc.).
Extensive resources relating to many aspects of licensing
of electronic resources: vocabulary, models, interlibrary loan issues.
Includes an extensively annotated bibliography. Archives and
registration for mailing list LIBLICENSE-L.
