A major priority for WRLC libraries is cooperative collection development, which aims to increase the scope of information resources available locally to WRLC faculty and students.

Some examples of WRLC cooperative collection development initiatives include:

• Shared funding of retrospective conversion, which added 500,000 records to the online catalog.
• A "protected titles" policy governing retention of core journal titles in various disciplines.
• A 2-year joint conspectus analysis of the library collections.
• Planning toward specialized collecting responsibility

1. ALADIN standards for bibliographic and holdings data 
2. ALADIN standards for serials data 
3. Providing access to electronic resources through ALADIN 
4. Guidelines for Cataloging Electronic Resources 
5. Guidelines for Cataloging Serials in Multiple Formats 
6. Guidelines for use of Dublin Core data elements for describing internet resources 
7. Cooperative holding of journal titles