LEADER 05488nam 2200649Ia 450 001 9910452918703321 005 20190606210447.0 010 $a1-78190-480-4 035 $a(CKB)2550000001096560 035 $a(EBL)1250099 035 $a(OCoLC)852656223 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000970446 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11526796 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000970446 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11020916 035 $a(PQKB)11172909 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1250099 035 $a(PPN)187305579 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001096560 100 $a20130719d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aMergers and alliances$b[electronic resource] $ethe wider view /$fAnne Woodsworth and W. David Penniman, editors 210 $aBingley $cEmerald Group Publishing Limited$d2013 215 $a1 online resource (355 p.) 225 0 $aAdvances in librarianship ;$vvolume 36 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-78190-479-0 311 $a1-299-71843-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aFront 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 327 $aIV. 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 327 $aVI. Conclusion References; Regional Library Networks and OCLC: From Collaboration and Interdependence to Conflict and Divorce; I. 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 327 $aII. 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 327 $aVIII. 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 327 $aReinventing the Academic Library and Its Mission: Service Design in Three Merged Finnish Libraries 330 $aVolume 37 of Advances in Librarianship presents detailed examples of local and regional mergers and other alliances, the methods used to ensure effective and successful collaborations, and descriptions of the factors which contributed to less successful efforts at consolidation. This volume is a companion to Volume 36 which provided a broader view of such efforts. The current volume is divided into two sections: collaborations with seven chapters and mergers, with five chapters. All of the chapters include original research, case studies, literature reviews and conceptual papers. Topics includ 410 0$aAdvances in Librarianship 606 $aLibrary cooperation 606 $aInternational librarianship 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aLibrary cooperation. 615 0$aInternational librarianship. 676 $a020/.5 676 $a021.64 700 $aWoodsworth$b Anne$0869750 701 $aWoodsworth$b Anne$0869750 701 $aPenniman$b William David$f1937-$0869751 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910452918703321 996 $aMergers and alliances$91941827 997 $aUNINA