NZ universities consortia create shared electronic resource

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“Four New Zealand universities are forming a joint-venture company to manage a multimillion-dollar library computer system which will save taxpayer dollars and allow them to share resources.

Sue Pharo, acting chairwoman of Conszulsys, the committee formed by Auckland University of Technology, and Waikato, Victoria and Otago universities to build the new system, said the next step was the creation of a joint-venture company.

She said a shareholding company, LCoNZ, would be used to develop the future growth of the system. Other tertiary organisations would be invited to make use of the expertise gained.”