# Configuration of Shared Electronic Collections in the Network Zone

A number of electronic collections are managed by the WRLC Consortial Network Zone Manager in Alma's Network Zone; for a full list, see the [Shared Electronic Collections page ](https://alma.wrlc.org/books/resources-electronic/page/shared-electronic-collections)on the WRLC Wiki, and the [WRLC Shared E-Resources Collections report](https://www.libraries.wrlc.org/statistics-and-reports/wrlc-shared-e-resource-collections) on the WRLC Intranet.

These collections are a little different than electronic collections in an Institution Zone, for the following reasons:

1\. All bibliographic records and electronic portfolios exist in the Network Zone. You can search for the shared electronic collections and shared electronic portfolios in Alma by doing a Network Zone search. All shared collections have "(WRLC)" in the collection name.[![shared-e-resources5.PNG](https://alma-documentation-bookstack-stage.azurewebsites.net/uploads/images/gallery/2023-12/scaled-1680-/shared-e-resources5.PNG)](https://alma-documentation-bookstack-stage.azurewebsites.net/uploads/images/gallery/2023-12/shared-e-resources5.PNG)[![shared-e-resources3.PNG](https://alma-documentation-bookstack-stage.azurewebsites.net/uploads/images/gallery/2023-12/scaled-1680-/shared-e-resources3.PNG)](https://alma-documentation-bookstack-stage.azurewebsites.net/uploads/images/gallery/2023-12/shared-e-resources3.PNG)

2\. Access to the collections is given to specific Institution Zones. This is configured for each shared collection in the Network Zone under a special tab called *Group Settings*.[![shared-e-resources1.PNG](https://alma-documentation-bookstack-stage.azurewebsites.net/uploads/images/gallery/2023-12/scaled-1680-/shared-e-resources1.PNG)](https://alma-documentation-bookstack-stage.azurewebsites.net/uploads/images/gallery/2023-12/shared-e-resources1.PNG)

3\. There are two available Proxy settings for Institution Zone access to shared electronic collections:

- No Proxy
- Use the configured Default Proxy settings; this is configured in each IZ under **Configuration > General > External Systems > Integration Profiles**. The code for the Integration Profile is PROXY\_DEFAULT.

<p class="callout warning">Electronic Collections in the Network Zone CANNOT use any other proxy integration profile that is NOT the default proxy integration profile. </p>

![shared-e-resources6.PNG](https://alma-documentation-bookstack-stage.azurewebsites.net/uploads/images/gallery/2023-12/scaled-1680-/shared-e-resources6.PNG)

4\. CDI settings for electronic collections in the Network Zone are individually configured for each IZ that has access to a specific collection. For more information about the CDI settings used for NZ e-collections, please see the [Configuration of CDI Settings for Shared Electronic Collections page](https://alma.wrlc.org/books/resources-electronic/page/configuration-of-cdi-settings-for-shared-electronic-collections).