Library consortia : models for collaboration and sustainability / [edited by] Valerie Horton and Greg Pronevitz.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Horton, Valerie, editor.

Pronevitz, Greg, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Library cooperation--United States.

Library cooperation.

United States.

Library cooperation--United States--Case studies.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

ix, 202 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Chicago : ALA Editions, an imprint of the American Library Association, 2015.

Summary:

This collection of essays covers the history, current landscape, management, critical trends, and key services that define today's library consortium. These consortia are as varied as they libraries they serve, and this book give examples from many different types and sizes of organizations.

Contents:

Library consortia overview / Valerie Horton

The consortial landscape / Greg Pronevitz

Managing consortia / Valerie Horton

Consortia services / Valerie Horton

Discovery, e-content delivery, and resource sharing / Tracey Leger-Hornby and Greg Pronevitz

Physical delivery : future and present / Lori Bowen Ayre and Greg Pronevitz

Case study 1. Online instruction / Jennifer Hootman, Matt Lee, and Mary Parker

Case study 2. The Enki experiment : library e-book consortia system / Linda Crowe and Heather Teysko

Case study 3. Statewide e-book project for multi-type libraries in Massachusetts / Deborah Hoadley

Case study 4. Article licensing information availability service (ALIAS) / Mark Sullivan

Case study 5. Embracing wide deals (inter-consortial licensing) / Ann Okerson

Case study 6. Open SUNY Textbook program / Cyril Oberlander

Case study 7. Interstate library delivery / Kathy Drozd

Case study 8. Open source integrated library systems : a consortial implementation of Evergreen / Randy Dykhuis

Case study 9. Open source software and consortium governance structure / Vicki Teal Lovely

Case study 10. Vendor-based shared integrated library systems / Jeanine Gatzke and Belinda E. Lawrence

Case study 11. Enhancing access to history : collaborative digital initiatives / Liz Bishoff

Case study 12. Shared physical depository : the Five College Library Depository / Jay Schafer

Case study 13. 2CUL : a case study in research library shared staffing / Anne R. Kenney and James Neal

Case study 14. Human resources management : contractual staffing at a library consortium / Lisa Priebe

Case study 15. BiblioTemps : a temporary employment service for libraries in Massachusetts / Kelly Jo Woodside

Case study 16. Consortial fiscal sponsorship / Valerie Horton.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780838912188

0838912184

OCLC:

881848422