This paper describes the basic aspects of library network organization in the United States today. It pays particular attention to the organizational and governance structures that have been developed by these networks. Both the state and multistate networks and the three major national network organizations (OCLC, Inc., RLG/RLIN, and WLN) are described. In addition, organizational issues of
... [Show full abstract] current concern including jurisdictional problems, national coordination, and the control and direction of network activities are discussed.