U.S. Library Consortia: A Snapshot of Priorities and Perspectives (New OCLC Membership Report)
Recently released by OCLC.
This new report details findings from a study OCLC conducted with U.S. library consortia in 2012 to learn about the demographic make-up of their groups, their strategic initiatives, their groups’ challenges and top methods for communicating with their members.
101 U.S. consortia provided data.Key Findings
Most U.S. library consortia:
- Have been in existence for more than 30 years
- Have more than 40 members
- Consider funding to be their top challenge
- Host in-person meetings and networking opportunities with members at least several times a year
Direct to Full Text Report (4 pages; PDF)
See Also: Other OCLC Membership Reports
Filed under: Data Files, Funding, Libraries, News, Reports
About Gary Price
Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com. Gary is also the co-founder of infoDJ an innovation research consultancy supporting corporate product and business model teams with just-in-time fact and insight finding.
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