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...group is currently conducting reviews of different aspects of the system and has placed its focus on five key areas—including IT infrastructure, serials purchasing, the financial model of the library system, and increased collaboration, possibly through the consortium BorrowDirect, to which all other Ivy League schools belong...
...that has taken place among the institutions for the past several years, joins Harvard Business School, Wharton, Columbia Business School, Northwestern’s Kellogg School, University of Chicago’s Booth School, MIT’s Sloan School, and Stanford Graduate School of Business in an official consortium...
...Support for cooperative ownership was even higher among fans of Manchester United and Liverpool. Angered by the $1 billion debt piled onto United's books following its 2005 takeover by the Glazer family - owners of the NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers - a consortium of wealthy United fans is putting together a plan to buy out the club with the backing of ordinary supporters. While the group, known as the Red Knights, is unlikely to make an offer before the end of the current season - the club, for its part, insists it's not for sale - the extent of support...
...harbor delusions” of having a completely comprehensive collection and should work to ensure that students and faculty have access to the materials they need. The report recommended greater sharing of journal subscriptions and collaboration with outside institutions such as through Borrow Direct—a library consortium that includes many Ivy League schools and allows for rapid book request and delivery...
...just capitalizing on an untapped demographic and responding to customer demands. "Divorce is a sad fact, but it is a fact and any good retailer is always looking for new opportunities and innovative services and products they can offer," says Richard Dodd, a spokesman for the British Retail Consortium. "Clearly, we've got a retailer who put those two things together." (Read: "Gift Giving on Facebook Gets Real...