Social Science Perspectives on Cooperative Collection Development.

Schwartz, Charles A.

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ERIC Number: EJ464345

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Publication Date: 1992

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Social Science Perspectives on Cooperative Collection Development.

Schwartz, Charles A.

Resource Sharing and Information Networks, v8 n1 p47-60 1992

Examines the combined self-interest model used in cooperative collection development discussions in light of social science models of a loosely coupled system. Topics addressed include a history of cooperative collection development; the Research Libraries Group (RLG) Conspectus; and the OCLC/AMIGOS Collection Analysis CD. (27 references) (LRW)

Descriptors: Bibliographic Utilities, Consortia, Higher Education, Library Collection Development, Library Cooperation, Models, Optical Data Disks, Research Libraries, Research Needs, Shared Library Resources, Social Sciences

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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