This “Library of Libraries” is a compilation of the top resource collections found among the co-op community. The links you will find here have been included for their breadth or originality and are organized alphabetically.
Cooperation Works!

The Cooperation Works! Resource Library offers free resources created and curated by the network and built to connect and grow the impact of the cooperative movement.  The main feature is a number of in-depth videos (just under 50) about various co-op topics.  The library also offers space for the network

Democracy at Work Institute

Roughly 200 resources and growing. Word documents, PDFs, presentations, webpages spreadsheets and videos directed around various topics about worker co-operatives.  English and Spanish content available.

Democracy Collaborative

The Democracy Collaborative’s Featured Publications page offers 50+ original in-depth publications featuring a variety of topics concerning democracy and collaboration and all things in between.  English.

European Research Institute on Cooperative and Social Enterprises (Euricse)

Eurisce offers overviews and published results of 50+ research projects and 150+ publications under the categories of economic theory, innovative models, legal framework, local development, management and governance, measurement and impact, and public policy. Eurisce also offers open access to it’s central publication, JEOD, The Journal of Entrepreneurial and Organizational Diversity.

eXtension

The Xtension Cooperatives page is a robust resource featuring key people, webinars, and other resources in several categories under broad headings: community, disaster issues, energy, environment, family, farm, health and nutrition, lawn and garden, pest management, and youth.  Each category offers original content as well as links to other supporting resources. 

Food Co-op Initiative

The FCI Resource Library is a library of reference material, training documents, web links and other resources for everyone who is interested in retail food co-ops—organized by the Three Development Stages: organizing, planning & feasibility, implementation.  English.

Foundation for Intentional Community

The Intentional Communities Wiki is a collection of shared knowledge and resources for Intentional Communities, and those interested in them or in creating more community in their lives. Wikis are user-created knowledge communities, written and edited by an online ”community.” As you use the Communities Wiki if you notice places

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