... for new entrants, and shows a new form of entrepreneurial activity. A library consortium aims to aggregate the purchasing power of its members and to reduce the redundant, tedious process of acquiring e‐books from each member. Within a relatively short period of time, many consortia have been formed all...

...Tony Oulton; Shelagh Fisher Advances in technology and telecommunication have enabled libraries to provide access to information beyond their own bookstocks. Provides an introduction to the library environment indicating the various types of library and their relevance to managers and students...

...Shelagh Fisher Provides an outline of the main types of published information available, and found in libraries. Examines first a range of potentially useful types of information available within libraries and from other channels. Goes on to provide an account of the use of computers to search CD...