International Coalition of Library Consortia

Wales Higher Education Libraries Forum
WHELF
Website: http://whelf.ac.uk

Brief Description: The Wales Higher Education Libraries Forum (WHELF) is a grouping of Chief Librarians and Directors of Information Services drawn from all thirteen higher education institutions in Wales. The purpose of WHELF is to promote library and information services co-operation, to encourage the exchange of ideas, to provide a forum for mutual support and to help facilitate new initiatives in library and information service provision.

Legal Structure

• Other: National Library and University-Supported

Primary functions:

• Collections Sharing
• Electronic content licensing
• Storage Facilities
• Training
• Other
  • To promote library and information services cooperation

Number and type of member libraries

• 1 National Library, 13 Academic

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