Library consortia : models for collaboration and sustainability / / Valerie Horton and Greg Pronevitz

• Autore: Horton Valerie
• Pubblicazione: Chicago, Illinois : , : ALA Editions, , 2015; ©2015
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (213 p.)
• Disciplina: 021.6/4
• Soggetto topico: Library cooperation - United States
• Persona (resp. second.): PronevitzGreg
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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; Conclusion ; Southeast 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 Publisher ; Integrated 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 Delivery ; Current 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 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. Biblio Temps: A Temporary Employment Service for Libraries in Massachusetts
• Sommario/riassunto: With 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Library consortia
• ISBN: 0-8389-1248-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910787005203321
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