| A library consortium is a group of libraries who partner to coordinate activities, share resources, and combine expertise. TheInternational Coalition of Library Consortia is an informal discussion group of such consortia. Library consortia offer significant advantages to increasingly strapped libraries. The sharing of resources, and collaboration on shared goals often enable libraries to deliver higher quality services than they would be able to deliver on their own. inter-library loan is a system that allows for libraries to borrow and share materials across a wide variety of topics as well as vast geographic locations. |