Horton, Valerie and Greg Pronevitz. Library Consortia: Models for Collaboration and Sustainability. ALA Editions, 2015. ISBN: 978-0-8389-1218-8
Written by experienced consortia managers, this book covers the history, current landscape, management approaches, critical trends, and key services that define today’s library consortia. General trends and 16 case studies are included in the comprehensive review of the state of library consortia.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Library Consortia Overview
Chapter 2: The Consortial Landscape
Chapter 3: Managing Consortia
Chapter 4: Consortia Services
Chapter 5: Discovery, E-content Delivery, and Resource Sharing
Chapter 6: Physical Delivery: Future and Present
Case Study 1: Online Instruction
Case Study 2: The Enki Experiment: Library E-book Consortia SystemCase Study 3: Statewide E-book Projects for Multitype Libraries in Massachusetts
Case Study 4: Article Licensing Information Availability Service (ALIAS)
Case Study 5: Embracing Wide Deals (Interconsortial Licensing)
Case Study 6: Open SUNY Textbook Program
Case Study 7: Interstate Library Delivery
Case Study 8: Open-Source Integrated Library Systems: A Consortial Implementation of Evergreen
Case Study 9: Open-Source Software and Consortium Governance Structure
Case Study 10: Vendor-Based Shared Integrated Library Systems
Case Study 11: Enhancing Access to History: Collaborative Digital Initiatives
Case Study 12: Shared Physical Depository: The Five College Library Depository
Case Study 13: 2CUL: A Case Study in Research Library Shared Staffing
Case Study 14: Human Resources Management: Contractual Staffing at a Library Consortium
Case Study 15: BiblioTemps: A Temporary Employment Service for Libraries in Massachusetts
Case Study 16: Consortial Fiscal Sponsorship
