OhioLINK, a consortium that buys research databases and electronic journals for Ohio’s college libraries, has been cited as a model for intercollegiate cooperation. But now, facing education cuts in the state’s 2005-2006 budget, the group has tightened its pursestrings. OhioLINK has already dropped 490 seldom-used titles from its collection of electronic journals, and with further cuts planned for next year, the consortium is campaigning to secure additional finances.
For more on the economics of library consortiums, see an article by Scott Carlson.
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