practical guide for library managers Tripathi, Aditya creator author. Lal, Jawahar author. text bibliography Electronic books. mau 2016 monographic eng

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1 online resource. Front Cover; LIBRARY CONSORTIA; Series Page; LIBRARY CONSORTIA: Practical Guide for Library Managers; Copyright; CONTENTS; ABOUT THE AUTHORS; PREFACE; LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS; 1 -- Library Consortia: An Overview ; 1.1 INTRODUCTION; 1.2 LIBRARY COOPERATION; 1.3 LIBRARY CONSORTIA; 1.3.1 Conceptual Development; 1.3.2 Analogous and Synonymous Terms; 1.3.3 Definition; 1.4 PURPOSE OF LIBRARY CONSORTIA; 1.5 CONSIDERATION OF POINTS BEFORE CONSORTIA FORMATION; 1.6 FACTORS RESPONSIBLE FOR FORMATION OF LIBRARY CONSORTIA; 1.6.1 Changes in Technology; 1.6.2 Changes in the Scholarly Research and Publishing. 1.6.3 Economic Competition1.6.4 Quality Improvement; 1.7 SUMMARY; 2 -- Origin and Development of Library Consortia ; 2.1 INTRODUCTION; 2.2 HISTORY OF LIBRARY CONSORTIA; 2.3 DEVELOPMENT OF CONSORTIA ORGANIZATIONAL MODELS; 2.4 REASONS FOR SUCCESS OF LIBRARY CONSORTIA; 2.5 ISSUES CONCERNING CONSORTIUM PURCHASES; 2.5.1 The Big Deal; 2.5.2 The Need for New Pricing Models; 2.6 THE STAKEHOLDERS; 2.7 IMPACT OF INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY IN LIBRARY CONSORTIA FUNCTIONING; 2.8 SUMMARY; 3 -- Library Consortia: Components and Benefits ; 3.1 INTRODUCTION; 3.2 NEEDS OF LIBRARY CONSORTIA. 3.2.1 For Libraries3.2.2 For Users; 3.2.3 For Publishers; 3.3 COMPONENTS OF LIBRARY CONSORTIA; 3.3.1 Stakeholders; 3.3.1.1 Publishers and Subscription Agents; 3.3.1.2 Library Users; 3.3.1.3 Libraries and Institutions; 3.3.2 E-journals; 3.3.2.1 Types of E-journals; 3.3.2.2 Benefits of E-journals; 3.3.2.3 Disadvantages of E-journals; 3.3.3 E-books; 3.3.3.1 Benefits of E-books; 3.3.3.2 Disadvantages of E-books; 3.4 ADVANTAGES OF LIBRARY CONSORTIA; 3.5 DISADVANTAGES OF LIBRARY CONSORTIA; 3.6 CRITERIA FOR A SUCCESSFUL LIBRARY CONSORTIUM; 3.6.1 Sustenance and Continuity; 3.6.2 Agility. 3.6.3 Resources Based on Usage3.6.4 Collaborative Working; 3.6.5 Creative and Innovative Organization; 3.6.6 Special Interest Group; 3.6.7 Valuable Programs and Services; 3.6.8 Clear Funding and Ownership; 3.6.9 Strong Leadership/Governance; 3.6.10 Agreed Management Strategy; 3.6.11 Adequate Staffing; 3.6.12 Continuous Communication; 3.6.13 Shared Vision; 3.6.14 Users' Involvement in the Process of Resource Selection; 3.6.15 Larger Spread of Consortium to Attract Interest of the Publisher; 3.7 SUMMARY; 4 -- Library Consortia Models; 4.1 INTRODUCTION; 4.2 LIBRARY CONSORTIA MODELS. 4.3 TYPES OF LIBRARY CONSORTIA MODELS4.3.1 Based on Participants; 4.3.1.1 Informal or Loosely Federated Consortia; 4.3.1.2 Formal Consortia; 4.3.2 Based on Parent Organizations; 4.3.3 Based on Subject Coverage; 4.3.4 Based on Area of Coverage; 4.3.4.1 National Consortium; 4.3.4.2 Statewide or Nationwide Consortium; 4.3.4.3 Regional Consortium; 4.3.5 Based on the Purpose of Coming Together; 4.3.6 Based on Source of Funding; 4.3.6.1 Centrally Funded Model and Self-sustained; 4.3.6.2 Shared-budget Model; 4.3.7 Based on Governance and Organizational Structure; 4.3.7.1 Highly Decentralized. Aditya Tripathi, Jawahar Lal. Includes bibliographical references and index. Library cooperation LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES Library & Information Science General Library cooperation Z672 021.6 Tripathi, Aditya. Cambridge, MA : Chandos Publising is an imprint of Elsevier, 2016 (OCoLC)950449964 9780081009499 0081009496 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780081009086 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780081009086 YDXCP 160721 20190328114815.0 ocn953844050 eng