The value proposition of academic library consortia often focuses on the
benefits a member library expects to receive in return for its paid membership in a
consortium. This article takes a look at the literature of library and information science
as well as the websites of 45 academic library consortia...
At the 2010 Library Administration retreat, Professor Chadwell proposed that the Libraries “become a strategic partner in the research endeavors of OSU, especially related to e-science.” Professor Butcher later charged Professors Chadwell and Boock with investigating appropriate roles for the Libraries relating to data curation of the university’s research data,...