摘要：Making information available for the acquisition and transmission of human knowledg e is the focal point of this paper , which describes the cr e ation of a consortium for the univer sity and research institute libraries in the stat e of Sao Paulo, Bra z il. Through sharing and coop e ration , the project will facilitat e information access and minimize acquisition costs of international scientific periodicals, consequently incr e asing user satisfac tion. To underscore the advantages of this procedure, the objectives, management, and implementation stages of the project are detailed , as submitted to the Research Support Foundation of th e State of Sao Paulo (FAPESP) .
