Abstract:

VinaREN(Vietnam Research and Education Network) is a representative regional library consortium in Vietnam. Its members are not restricted by different systems or disciplines. The article introduces the developing course and the present situation of library consortia in Vietnam, generalizes the experiences and insufficiencies of VinaREN, which will be of reference value for Chinese regional library consortium, in terms of policy and finance, infrastructural facilities, network platform, and resources development.

Key words: Vietnam, Cross-system, Library consortia, VinaREN, Knowledge cluster, Information resources sharing