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1999
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- Consortial Leadership: Cooperation in a Competitive Environment. Proceedings of the Meeting of the Association of Research Libraries (130th, Albuquerque, NM, May 14-16, 1997). Barrett, Jaia, Ed. Wetzel, Karen A., Ed. Academic Libraries Competition Consortia Cooperative Programs Cultural Differences Diversity (Institutional) Educational Administration Educational Cooperation Higher Education Institutional Cooperation Intercollegiate Cooperation Leadership Library Associations Partnerships in Education Research Libraries Universities The program of the 130th meeting of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) explored the leadership challenges posed by the juxtapositions of cooperation and competing priorities in a consortial environment. Following an opening and welcome (Gloria Werner, ARL Presiding President), and a Keynote Address, "Defining Successful Leadership" (David Campbell), the first session, "Cooperative Ventures: Experiences from Other Sectors," was introduced by Carole Moore and included the following papers: "Competitive Cooperation Among Foreign Language and Area Studies Centers" (Gilbert W. Merkx); "Partnering as a Competitive Strategy: Lessons from the Los Alamos National Laboratory" (Thomas Garcia); and "The Art Museum Network as a Tool for Cooperative Programming" (Maxwell L. Anderson). The luncheon session, "Government Relations Update" was introduced by Nancy Cline and included these papers: "Lessons from the WIPO Negotiations of December 1996" (Douglas Bennett); "The Context and Politics of WIPO Negotiations" (James G. Neal); and "Canadian Copyright Law Reform and the Cancopy License Renewal" (Graham Hill). The second session, "Building Community from Diversity" was introduced by Nancy L. Baker and included the following papers: "Redefining America: Diversity in the 21st Century" (Evelyn Hu-DeHart) and "Santa Fe Affordable Housing Program" (Joseph Montoya and Steve Bruger). The third session, "Lessons from Library Consortia" was introduced by Ken Frazier and included these papers: "Trends in Library Consortia" (William G. Potter); "Consortial Leadership: Essential Elements for Success" (Barbara McFadden); and "Consortia: A Tool for Building a Knowledge Commons" (Richard E. Lucier). Papers from the ARL Town Meeting are also included: "Organizational Arrangements for Shared Digital Collections" (Douglas Bennett) and "Using ILL/DD Performance Measures" (Shirley K. Baker and Mary E. Jackson). Appendices include reports from the ARL business meeting; AAU/ARL Global Status Report; selected definitions and readings; audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 1996; and ARL attendance list. (AEF)