Mechanism Design in Scientific Research Collaboration between Library Consortium and R&D Institutions

Knowledge spillover not only has economies of scale, but also has economies of scope in scientific research collaboration. The paper set out to provide a framework of mechanism design of synergies gained from knowledge alliance made up of library consortium and R&D institutions. Firstly, it proposed that the formation the knowledge cooperation was mainly due to complementary resource advantages achieving, cost and risk sharing, and mutual learning. Secondly, it analyzed relational game in the knowledge alliance cooperation relations and proposed a conceptual model. Lastly, the paper put forward a relational mechanism which provided a theoretical reference for R&D institutions to enhance their knowledge alliance partnership.