Gunnels, Claire B., Susan E. Green and Patricia M. Butler.
Joint Libraries: Models That Work. Chicago: ALA, 2012. 027.473
Gunne ISBN 978-0838911389
The joint-use college/public library can
be an ideal solution to serving patrons while managing overextended resources,
and this illuminating book scrutinizes successes and failures of the joint-use
model. Three founding faculty librarians of a joint-use college/public library
discuss the factors that should go into evaluating when and where a joint
library is suitable. Incorporating lessons learned from five case studies, the
authors
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Include
a short history of joint libraries, exploring how this model is a natural
evolution from reciprocal borrowing, shared catalogs, and interlibrary loan
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Explain
how to manage all aspects of a joint-use library, including choices about the
physical plant, decisions on contractual requirements, collection development,
classification systems, cataloging and technical services issues, personnel,
and more
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Address
emerging trends and best practices for serving students and the general public
simultaneously
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Offer
interviews with administrators and staff in successful joint-use libraries
Anyone interested in joint-use libraries
in particular, or radical ideas for extending resources in general, will want
the information in this book.
