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Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the current situation and history of cooperation and resource sharing in Russian libraries. The resources and services provided cooperatively are described.
Design/methodology/approach
– A narrative combining description, surveys, analysis and evaluation.
Findings
– Fundamental changes have occurred in Russian libraries as a result of the development of consortia services development, particularly in resource sharing.
Research limitations/implications
– Digital libraries and databases subscriptions were not within the scope of this study.
Social implications
– The paper demonstrates the efforts of many libraries cooperatively producing services at a national level.
Originality/value
– One of the few articles to describe the current state of resource sharing and consortia development in Russia.
© Emerald Group Publishing Limited
2015
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