Publisher's Synopsis
Academic consortia offer colleges and universities the opportunityto share resources--and thus save money and increase efficiencywithout sacrificing program quality. This volume of New Directionsfor Higher Education gives detailed accounts of activities andprograms that existing consortia have already refined, providingpractical models that can be replicated or modified by otherinstitutions. Drawing from first-hand experience, the authorsdescribe how to start and sustain a consortium, and share thebenefits and lessons learned from consortial collaborations inareas such as library cooperation, cross-registration, the use oftechnology, the joint purchasing of goods and services, admissionsand recruitment practices, and faculty development.
This is the 106th issue of the quarterly journal NewDirections for Higher Education.
