Cooperative collection management in the consortial environment: the VIVA pilot projects.(Virtual Library of Virginia)

From: Library Philosophy and Practice | Date: September 22, 2000| Author: Millson-Martula, Christopher; Pathak, Susanna Bartmann; Pfeiffer, Carol | Copyright information

Introduction

The history of cooperative collection development is a tapestry interwoven with the strong fibers of a shared belief in the theoretical value and promise of cooperation and a rather ragged record of achieving that promise. Dominguez and Swindler open their insightful analysis of cooperative collection development at the Research Libraries Triangle University Libraries with the statement that, "[c]ooperative collection development is the flag, motherhood, and...

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