Cooperative mechanisms

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Cooperative mechanisms

• Canada the USA
• Diane Costello

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Organisations

• National
• CARL
• CNSLP
• Consortium Canada
• Regional
• COPPUL
• OCUL
• CREPUQ
• CAUL

• Local
• ELN
• TAL
• HKN
• TUG
• International
• ARL
• ICOLC
• IATUL

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Local

• ELN - Electronic Library Network
• TAL - The Alberta Library
• HKN - Health Knowledge Network
• TUG - TriUniversity Group of Libraries

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Regional

• COPPUL - Council of Prairie Pacific University
  Libraries
• OCUL - Ontario Council of University Libraries
• CREPUQ - Conférence des recteurs et des
  principaux des universités du Québec
• CAUL-CDBUA - Council of Atlantic University
  Libraries / Conseil des directeurs(trices) de
  bibliothèque des universitè de l'Atlantique

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National

• CARL / ABRC - Canadian Association of Research
  Libraries
• CNSLP - Canadian National Site Licensing Project
• Consortium Canada

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International

• ARL - Association of Research Libraries
• ICOLC - International Coalition of Library
  Consortia (formerly CoC - Consortium of
  Consortia)
• IATUL - International Association of
  Technological University Libraries

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Some Differences

• Balance between regional national
• Transactions / administration
• Consortial purchasing

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The Australian Version

• National
• CAUL - Council of Australian University
  Librarians
• CASL - Council of Australian State Libraries

• Regional
• QULOC, Unison, CAVAL, ULSA, WAGUL
• Unilinc
• VATL
• International
• ICOLC
• IATUL