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Woodsworth Anne |
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Mergers and alliances [[electronic resource] ] : the wider view / / Anne Woodsworth and W. David Penniman, editors |
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Bingley, : Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2013 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (355 p.) |
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Collana |
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Advances in librarianship ; ; volume 36 |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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WoodsworthAnne |
PennimanWilliam David <1937-> |
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Library cooperation |
International librarianship |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front Cover; Mergers and Alliances: The Wider View; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Lessons from Language and Literature Analyses; Characteristics of Collaborative Partnerships in Library Technology and Web Service Initiatives: Emergent Patterns and Lessons Learned; I. Introduction; II. The Research Strategy and Methodology; III. Research Findings and Discussion; IV. Conclusion; References; Lessons from the Corporate World; I. Introduction; II. Reasons for Mergers and Collaborations; III. The Landscape of Mergers and Acquisitions |
IV. Overview of Library-Related Mergers and Acquisitions V. Nonprofit Mergers and Collaborations; VI. Globalization Forces; VII. Financial Considerations; VIII. Human Aspects and Impacts; IX. The Impact of Communication and Culture; X. Conclusion; References; Roles and Impact of Overarching Agencies; With Other Minds: Collaboration in a New Environment-A View from the Council on Library and Information Resources; I. Introduction; II. Constraints to Collaboration; III. Programs in Collaboration; IV. An Emerging Information Ecology; V. Committee on Coherence at Scale in Higher Education |
VI. Conclusion References; Regional Library Networks and OCLC: From Collaboration and Interdependence to Conflict and Divorce; I. |
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Introduction; II. Network Numbers, Definitions, and Differences; III. History and Development; IV. Developing Tensions; V. Issues; VI. Changing the Relationship; VII. Dissolutions and Mergers; VIII. Technology and Demise of the Networks; IX. The Losses; X. Uncertain Futures; XI. What If?; XII. Alliance No More; Authors' Note; References; Consortia Initiatives in Higher Education Libraries in India: A Reconnaissance of the National Landscape; I. Introduction |
II. Advantages of ConsortiaI II. India's Policy and Higher Education Context; IV. Policies of the Government of India; V. Library Consortia in India; VI. Conclusion; Appendix: Questionnaire for Consortia; References; In LIS Education; International Collaboration for a Master's Degree Program in Library and Information Science; I. Introduction; II. The NMPLIS Project; III. Observations and Findings from the Field: A Supplemental Evaluation; IV. Background Literature, Research, and the EU Context; V. Methodology for the NMPLIS Case Study; VI. Student Survey Results; VII. Staff Survey Results |
VIII. Discussion IX. Conclusions and Recommendations for Further Research; Acknowledgments; Appendix A - NMPLIS Work Plan Summary by Year; Appendix B - Survey Administered to NMPLIS Students; Appendix C - Survey Administered to NMPLIS Staff; References; Mergers, Collaborations, Alliances, and Partnerships in LIS Education; I. Introduction; II. Mergers in LIS Education; III. Collaborative Alliances in LIS Education; IV. Descriptions and Interactive Directory of iSchools for Education Collaboration; V. Collaborative Partnerships in LIS Education; VI. Conclusion; References; In Academic Libraries |
Reinventing the Academic Library and Its Mission: Service Design in Three Merged Finnish Libraries |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Volume 37 of Advances in Librarianship presents detailed examples of local and regional mergers and other alliances, the methods used to ensure effective and successful collaborations, and descriptions of the factors which contributed to less successful efforts at consolidation. This volume is a companion to Volume 36 which provided a broader view of such efforts. The current volume is divided into two sections: collaborations with seven chapters and mergers, with five chapters. All of the chapters include original research, case studies, literature reviews and conceptual papers. Topics includ |
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