### Question
What does library consortium mean?


### Answer
**Library consortium** has the following meaning in *20 U.S.C. § 9122*:

> any local, statewide, regional, interstate, or international cooperative association of library entities which provides for the systematic and effective coordination of the resources of school, public, academic, and special libraries and information centers, for improved services for the clientele of such library entities

#### Citation:
  - *20 U.S.C. § 9122*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 72-MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES > SUBCHAPTER II-LIBRARY SERVICES AND TECHNOLOGY**

