In November 1999 the Center for Research Libraries hosted a conference on "Creating New Strategies for Cooperative Collection Development" to discuss current initiatives in cooperative collection development and to seek ways to expand the scope of this activity in the future. One outcome of the conference was an action item calling for the creation of a map of current cooperative collection development projects. To meet this charge, the working group intends to create and maintain an accessible, authoritative, and up-to-date resource that reports who is doing what in the arena of cooperative collection development. The map will enable interested librarians to evaluate the state of CCD and serve as a resource document for persons contemplating CCD projects or seeking potential CCD partner libraries.

The brief survey below is intended to inform the working group of CCD projects currently underway. We will consider for inclusion in our "map" any collaborative activity characterized by planned, coordinated collection development and/or management. All collaborative enterprises, even informal working arrangements, are eligible for inclusion as long as they are active and viable. Our definition of CCD encompasses consortia that purchase electronic databases and collaborative digitization projects.

Please return the survey by Friday, December 7, 2001.  Our preliminary CCD map will be based upon the data reported in the survey. Since we intend the map to be an evolving and regularly revised resource, however, we will certainly accept revisions, additional information, and documentation after this deadline.  Another CRL working group is charged with identifying best practices in CCD. This group may contact some survey respondents for additional information.

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Click here for a downloadable Word version of survey.

1. Name of cooperative project/activity.
2. Brief description of mission and activities.
3. Area(s) of collaborative activity: Select subject(s) (select all that apply)              language    geographic area    area studies    humanities/fine arts    social sciences/law    sciences/technology/medicine    multidisciplinary    other subjects (describe)		and/or select format(s) (select all that apply)    audio    electronic    microform    print    video    other (describe)
(comment on subjects or formats in detail, as applicable)
4. Type of cooperation (select all that apply)
Coordinated selection/or purchase of monographs    Coordinated selection/or purchase of serials    Coordinated selection/or purchase of other materials    Shared purchase of electronic products    Joint print serial archive    Joint storage of print materials    Joint storage of non-print materials    Other (describe below)
5.  Name of Consortium responsible for cooperation (if applicable)
6. Director/Coordinator/Contact person of cooperative activity.
Title.
Address.
City.	State.	Zip Code.	Country.
E-mail.
Phone.
7. URL of group's Web site.
8. Participating institutions and locations (if all participants are noted on your Web site, there is no need to list them here).
9. Start date of project or cooperative arrangement.
10. Type of working agreement (select one).
Formal (official / chartered / incorporated)    Informal    Other (describe below)
11. Funding Arrangements (select all that apply)
From participating institutions    Government    Grant(s)    None    Other (describe below)
12.  Any other information you would like to provide about your cooperative agreement / project?
Submitted by:		e-mail:
Date: