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Library Sciences QUESTION #1546
Question 1
In academic library management, 'inter-agency cooperation' most commonly takes which formal institutional form?
  • A library board of trustees
  • A consortium arrangement for resource sharing, such as shared cataloguing or reciprocal borrowing✔️
  • A joint publication between two library directors
  • A staff exchange program between university departments
Correct Answer Explanation
Inter-agency cooperation in academic libraries is most formally realized through library consortia — cooperative arrangements among multiple libraries for shared cataloguing, joint licensing of databases, reciprocal borrowing privileges, and interlibrary loan networks, thereby maximizing resource sharing and reducing costs.