ABSTRACT
SUMMARY. This paper reviews some of the standard issues relating to cooperative collection development, first with respect to traditional materials, and then from the standpoint of an environment increasingly dependent upon licensed electronic resources. Some options for cooperation in a licensed environment are suggested. A few issues relating to a shift from collection management to knowledge management are explored, and some further suggestions are presented as to how services based upon some concepts of knowledge management might be improved through inter-institutional cooperation. The paper concludes with a recommendation to replace some of the current competition among libraries with a more competitive stance toward other information intermediaries. [Article copies available for a fee from The Haworth Document Delivery Service: 1-800-HAWORTH. E-mail address: <docdelivery@haworthpress.com> Website: < https://www.HaworthPress.com > © 2003 by The Haworth Press, Inc. All rights reserved.]
