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

Other author Horton, Valerie editor.
Other author Pronevitz, Greg, editor.
Format Book
PublicationChicago : ALA Editions, an imprint of the American Library Association, 2015.
Descriptionix, 202 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Subjects
Library cooperation--United States.
Library cooperation--United States. --Case studies.

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.
Abstract 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.
Local noteLittle-360167--305131066085
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Genre/formCase studies.
LCCN 2014016667
ISBN9780838912188 paper : softcover : alk. paper
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