International Coalition of Library Consortia

Italian National Forum on Electronic Information Resources
INFER
Website: http://www.infer.it/

Brief description

INFER is an umbrella organization that brings together the leading libraries committed in building library consortia in Italy. At the moment INFER is mainly involved in fostering this trend, in defining a site license model and in training activities.

Legal structure

University-supported (voluntary)

Primary functions

• Collections sharing
• Electronic content licensing
• Training
• Union lists/shared online catalogs
• Other: dissemination of information on consortia and related activities
  

Number and type of member libraries

15, Academic and Special