The German Resources Project: the promise of technology in fostering international collaboration

Abstract

The American Association of Universities/Association of Research Libraries (AAU/ARL) German Resources Project was reorganized in 1998 to include formal working partnerships with German research libraries in pursuing its objective of cooperative collection development. The intent has been to make use of technological developments in telecommunications and computing in addressing the serious challenges arising from stagnant collection development budgets and rapidly rising prices of library materials. Because of their rich traditions and strong support, as well as their sharing similar aims with their American counterparts, German research libraries represent valuable international partners for ARL member libraries in fostering innovative research services for scholars. Explores the conceptual and historical background of cooperative collection development in North America, as well as of German publishing and library history, and in so doing delineates the many points of contact between American and German research libraries.

Citation

Brisson, R. (2000), "The German Resources Project: the promise of technology in fostering international collaboration", Library Hi Tech, Vol. 18 No. 3, pp. 234-255. https://doi.org/10.1108/07378830010348125