‘ReMA was interested in establishing relationships with various international and regional organizations related to library work. We think this is the best way to learn through the experiences and good practices from other countries, to meet and assimilate existing methodological and technological developments for libraries, as well as to spread our modest experience.’

ReMA has expressed interest in three EIFL programmes to start: Consortium Management, Licensing and Open Access.

‘We are very interested in taking advantage of the experiences of EIFL’s Open Access programme to organize and facilitate access to the indigenous content,’ she said, noting that EIFL’s expertise from the Licensing programme will also be needed to advise on the choice and suitability of e-subscriptions.

However their first step is working with EIFL on the creation of a national consortium.

‘We have started networking with other libraries in the country interested in the creation of a national library consortium,’ says Lania.

‘We believe that a partnership with EIFL will allow us to move quickly into the creation of a national library consortium that will allow us to facilitate access to electronic information resources for our library users.’

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