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World Congress of Muslim Librarian & Information Scientists25 th -27 th November 2008Putra World Trade Center______________________5. Proposed implementing guidelines in cooperativeacquisitionTo implement cooperation among university libraries, there mustbe:5.1. Formalization of agreement among members to realize thecooperation.Formalization needed in order to legalize the form ofcooperation. Cooperation is a concept to give and acquire. It isunfair if one of the members only take an advantage fromcooperation meanwhile it does not contribute anything to thecooperation. Giving and taking an advantage should bebalance to make cooperation run well. This way will make themembers feel satisfied.5.2. Setting up of an organizational structure which will govern theactivities of the network.Organizational structure I propose does not place coordinatorof the cooperation above all members. The coordinatorfunctions to motivate and coordinate members in informationexchange among them. The model of the networking enableeach member to communicate with the coordinator and alsoother members. It will make egalitarian among membersbecause they have the same right and obligation.10