04865nam 2200613 450 991046021280332120200520144314.00-8389-1248-6(CKB)3710000000264451(EBL)1822791(SSID)ssj0001350275(PQKBManifestationID)12571003(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001350275(PQKBWorkID)11288603(PQKB)10071218(MiAaPQ)EBC1822791(Au-PeEL)EBL1822791(CaPaEBR)ebr10959922(OCoLC)893732366(EXLCZ)99371000000026445120141113h20152015 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtccrLibrary consortia models for collaboration and sustainability /Valerie Horton and Greg PronevitzChicago, Illinois :ALA Editions,2015.©20151 online resource (213 p.)Includes index.0-8389-1218-4 Cover; Library Consortia: Models for Collaboration and Sustainability; Contents; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1. Library Consortia Overview; What Is a Library Consortium?; Components of Discovery to Delivery; Group Purchasing Activities; Library Empowerment Activities; Consortia History; Why Do Libraries Join Consortia?; Conclusion; Notes; Chapter 2. The Consortial Landscape; Results of 2012 Survey of US Consortia at at Glance; Services; Membership; Budgets and Revenues; Mergers and Consortial Collaboration; Strength in Numbers; ConclusionSoutheast Florida Information Network (SEFLIN) Case Study Chapter 3. Managing Consortia; Governance Structures; 501(c)(3) Status; University Governance; Governmental Entities; No Legal Status; Management Practices; Budgeting and Financial Management; Human Resources; Planning and Assessment; Advocacy and Public Relations; Communication; Conclusion; Chapter 4. Consortia Services; Cataloging; Consulting; Continuing Education and Training; Cooperative Collection Development; Cooperative Purchasing; Digitization Services; Institutional Repositories and the Library as PublisherIntegrated Library Systems Physical Delivery; Resource Sharing; Consortia Support Agencies; Conclusion; Notes; Chapter 5. Discovery, E-content Delivery, and Resource Sharing; Content, Collections, and Format; Building Twenty-First Century Collections; Aggregation and Licensing of E-book Content; Open-Access Content; Discovery Tools; Authentication; Relationships; Conclusion and Consortial Implications; Notes; Chapter 6. Physical Delivery: Future and Present; The Future of Delivery; State-of-the-Art Physical Delivery; Outsourcing vs. In-House DeliveryCurrent Physical Delivery Challenges and Best Practices Libraries Are in the Logistics Business; Radio Frequency Identification (RFID); Other Standards; Conclusion and Consortial Implications; Notes; Case Studies; Case Study 1. Online Instruction; Case Study 2. The Enki Experiment: Library E-book Consortia System ; Case Study 3. Statewide E-book Project for Multi-type 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 ProgramCase 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 ConsortiumCase Study 15. Biblio Temps: A Temporary Employment Service for Libraries in MassachusettsWith over 35 years of experience managing five different library consortia between them, Horton and Pronevitz are uniquely qualified to show how consortia have been transforming themselves, offering new services and products while growing ever more important to the library community.Library cooperationUnited StatesLibrary cooperationUnited StatesCase studiesElectronic books.Library cooperationLibrary cooperation021.6/4Horton Valerie969364Pronevitz GregMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910460212803321Library consortia2202807UNINA