The Souh African Academic Library Consortia has three phases: establishment of consortia - the power of connecting, consolidation and growth - creating value in the mind of the member, strategic leadership - creating value together.
The “high-road” to the future will be to Provide collective strategic leadership, to find research-centred solutions to common problems, to provide “incubators” for innovative projects / services, to motivate members to improve support for researchers, to assist to promote continuous improvement in member libraries, to facilitate strategic alliances and collaborative partnerships.