Acceso usuarios
Gisela Ruiz Chacón
Library consortia have been very important in enhancing library services offered to patrons. These institutions have promoted the acceptance and use of library standards and formats, thus guaranteeing data exchange between libraries. Library consortia also have supported specific technological developments to solve patron needs and, more importantly, have played a very important role in managing economic resources and in improving collection management. This article discusses the impact of library consortia by concentrating on two main aspects: union catalogues and e-resource management within a consortia environment. The consolidation of new library systems in the coming years will change the course of libraries by allowing progress to be made on internal management of e-resources and by altering the way in which collections are presented to patrons.
