Abstract
An organizational and financial infrastructure supports and sustains activities and operations of a library consortium. The organizational structure in a library consortium includes substantial committees facilitating participation at many levels among members to take a collective decision. There is the need for operational resources for clear and frequent communication with the member libraries, for the coordination of the activities of members with the service provider, and for arm's length accountability to all parties with the joint provision of services. This requires the appointment of staff independent of any one member library. Appointing designated staff more clearly identifies the costs of cooperation than the purely voluntary approach. This chapter presents an account of organizational structure and financial management of library consortium.
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