2CUL case study, 88–89, 157–164
19th Century Collections Online, 115
501(c)(3) status, 28–30, 166, 174–175
A
abstracting services, 65–66
academic library consortia
case studies of, 24–26, 90–94, 118–126, 141–145, 152–156, 157–164
discovery to delivery in, 60–70, 71–73, 76, 85–86
services offered by, 47–48, 51–55
acquisition, demand-driven, 48, 63
Adobe Connect, 91–94
aggregation of e-books, 61–64, 73
Ahmon, Jess, 50
ALA (American Library Association), 4, 6, 36, 40, 55–56, 65
ALIAS, 105–110
American Library Association (ALA), 4, 6, 36, 40, 55–56, 65
Amherst College, 56, 70–71, 152–156
Amigos Library Services, 3, 5, 13, 28, 62
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, 153–154, 158, 160
archives, of special collections, 146–151
Argentieri, Liz, 124
Article Licensing Information Availability Service (ALIAS), 105–110
articles, in scholarly journals, 1, 65, 67–68, 105–109, 125
articles of incorporation, 28–29
Asher, Andrew, 71–72
assessment, 38–39
Association of Specialized and Collaborative Library Agencies (ASCLA), 23, 50, 55–56
audits, 28–30
authentication, 68–71
authorship, of textbooks, 118–126
automated materials handling (AMH), 79–80
B
BC Electronic Library Network, 11, 13
BoardSource, 36
Booher, Dianna, 42
Breeding, Marshall, 8, 52–53, 67–68, 88
Brown, Allison, 124
Bryson, John M., 39
budgets
financial management of, 35–36
statistics on, 11–13, 16–17, 19
Budler, Jo, 62
Bulow, Anna E., 50
bylaws, 28–30
C
California consortia, 12, 13, 33, 47, 51, 95–98
California Digital Library, 31, 47, 51
case studies overview, 87–89
catalogs, library, 64–67
CCD (cooperative collection development), 15, 47–48
Center for Research Libraries (CRL), 18, 28, 114–115, 180
challenges facing consortia, 14, 22
check-in options, 79–82
Churchill Archive, 115
closings and mergers, 6, 11–14, 17–18, 21, 183–186
cloud-based vendor solutions, 136–140
Cohen, Dan, 180–181
coherence of scale, 8, 19, 58, 160
collaboration, deep, 9–10, 157–164, 181
Collaborative Librarianship, 1, 9, 52, 81, 132, 189
collection development, 15, 47–48
college libraries. See academic library consortia
Colorado consortia, 18, 21, 29, 51–52, 165–168, 174–176, 178–182
Colorado Library Consortium (CLiC), 29, 165–168, 174–176, 178–182
Columbia University Libraries, 157–164
Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC), 8, 129, 160
Communities of Interest (COI), 143–144
conferencing software, 90–94
consortia. See library consortia
continuing education, 4, 6, 20, 46–47, 90–94, 169–173
Contra Costa County, 96–98
contractual staffing, 165–168
Cooperating Libraries in Consortium (CLIC), 142–145
cooperative collection development (CCD), 15, 47–48
cooperative purchasing, 3, 6, 14, 48–49, 111–116
Cornell University Library, 157–164
Council on Library and Information Resources, 1, 19
courier services, 55, 77–78, 127–129
cultural heritage collections, 147–151
D
database purchases, 3, 6, 48–49, 111–116
Davis, Denise M., 12
deep collaboration, 9–10, 157–164, 181
delivery
electronic, 58–63, 99–104, 105–109
interstate, 18, 22, 88, 127–130
physical, 14, 18, 54–55, 65, 75–86, 127–130
delivery routes, 82–83
demand-driven acquisition, 48, 63
Dempsey, Lorcan, 67
Digital Public Library of America (DPLA), 8, 19, 21, 50, 86, 147, 180–181
digital repositories, 15, 51–52, 64
digital rights management (DRM), 61–62, 73, 76, 97
digitization services, 49–50, 76, 146–151
discovery to delivery, 3, 54–56, 58–59, 64–68, 76, 85
discovery tools, 64–68, 71–74, 79
Dixon, Donna, 121
document delivery, 15, 58, 106–110
Douglas County Library System, 52, 62, 101
Drozd, Kathy, 23, 88, 127, 190
Duke, Lynda, 71–72
Dykhuis, Randy, 88, 131, 180, 190–191
E
Easterly, Joe, 124
e-books
case studies on, 18, 23, 95–98, 99–104
economic crisis, effects of, 6, 12, 25, 177, 183
economies-of-scale, 8, 19, 58, 160
Edge Initiative, 39
EDUCAUSE Review, 67
electronic content delivery, 58–63, 99–104, 105–109
Electronic Library for Minnesota (ELM), 90–94
Enki e-book platform, 18, 23, 95–98
Evergreen ILS, 8, 54, 79, 131–135
Ex Libris, 66
F
faculty authorship, 118–126
financial management, 35–36
fiscal sponsorship, 166, 174–176
Five College Library Depository, 71, 151–156
floating collections, 82
Florida consortia, 18, 24–26, 31, 32
Friedman, Karen, 42
funding sources, 11, 16–17, 35, 49, 133–134, 174–176, 178–179
G
good luck, 181–183
Google, 66–68
Gourley, Don, 50
governance structures, 27–34, 136–140
governmental entities, 32–33
Grand Rapids Public Library, 132–135
grants, 35, 120–121, 147–149, 174–176
Great Recession, 6, 12, 25, 177, 183
group licensing, 61–62
group purchasing, 3, 6, 14, 48–49, 111–116
H
Helmer, John, 180
Higher Ground report, 1
historical digital collections, 50, 146–151
history of consortia, 4–7
hold requests, 65, 81–82, 105–109
Horton, Valerie, 1, 27, 44, 55, 149, 174, 178–183, 189
Hudson River Valley Heritage, 148
human resources management, 37–38, 157–164, 165–168, 169–173
I
IDS Project, 105–110
Illinois consortia, 8, 12–13, 31, 32
indexing and abstracting services, 65–66
Information Delivery Services Project (IDS), 105–110
in-house delivery, 77–78
Institute for Museum and Library Services, 12, 21, 147
institutional repositories, 51–52
integrated library systems (ILSs), 15, 52–54, 88, 131–135, 136–140, 141–145
interconsortial licensing, 20, 111–117
interlibrary loan (ILL), 4–6, 15, 55, 63, 77, 106–107
International Coalition of Library Consortia (ICOLC), 20, 23, 56, 113
international consortia, 3, 20, 56, 113, 114, 147, 158
interstate library delivery, 18, 22, 88, 127–130
Ithaka S+R US Faculty Survey, 70
J
journal articles, 1, 65, 67–68, 105–109, 125
K
Kansas consortia, 18, 32, 52, 101
Kauli Ole, 9
keyword searches, 65–68
Kresh, Diane, 50
L
La Piana, David, 39
Lawrence, Belinda E., 88, 141, 192
leadership, 180–181
leased office space, 185–186
librarians, training of, 4, 6, 20, 46–47, 90–94, 169–173
libraries, as publishers, 51–52, 124–125, 182
Library Communication Framework (LCF), 84–85
library consortia
statistics on, 11–17
surveys of, 6, 11–19, 24–25, 54–55, 60–61, 70–71
See also academic library consortia; public library consortia
Library Interchange Network (LINK), 137–140
Library Networks, Cooperatives, and Consortia Survey (LNCC), 6, 12
Library Publishing Toolkit, 124
Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA), 21, 24, 35, 147
library systems
integrated (ILSs), 15, 52–54, 88, 131–135, 136–140, 141–145
regional, 5–7, 12–13, 18, 32–33, 128, 147–148, 183–184
licensing
of articles (ALIAS), 105–109
lobbying, 39–40
local history collections, 147–150
logistics, 81–83
Lovely, Vicki Teal, 88, 136, 194
luck and good timing, 181–183
Lugg, Rick, 70
Lynx logo, 40–41
LYRASIS, 3, 13, 19–20, 28–29, 56, 113–114, 133
M
mail delivery services, 54–55, 78
Maine Memory Network (MMN), 148–150
management practices, 28–30, 34–43, 178–183
marketing, 40–41
Massachusetts consortia
case studies of, 88–89, 99–104, 152–156, 169–173
overview of, 12–13, 18, 28, 33, 71, 80, 183–187
Massachusetts Library System (MLS), 12, 28, 38, 71, 80, 100–104, 169–173
Matthews, Joseph R., 39
Medical University of South Carolina, 48–49
membership figures, 11–14, 16–17, 19
memorandums of understanding (MOUs), 168, 176
mergers and closings, 6, 11–14, 17–18, 21, 183–186
metadata standards, 50
Michigan consortia, 13, 65, 131–135
Midwest Collaborative for Library Services, 13, 28, 131–135, 180
Minitex
case studies of, 90–94, 127–130, 149
overview of, 7, 11, 13, 35, 179, 182
Minnesota consortia, 13, 32, 90–94, 127–130, 141–145, 149–150
Mitchell, Lorena, 180
Moving Materials (Horton and Smith), 55
N
Nabe, Jonathan A., 52
National Information Standards Organization (NISO), 66, 83–85, 92
NCIP2, 84–85
Neal, James, 89, 100, 157, 192
negotiations
with publishers, 48–49, 62, 97–98, 100–104, 112–116
with vendors, 5–6, 8, 22, 48–49, 162
Nelson, Sandra, 39
New Jersey consortia, 12
New York consortia, 13, 17, 80, 105–110, 118–126, 148
New York Heritage Digital Collections, 148
NISO Circulation Interchange Protocol (NCIP2), 84–85
nonprofit organizations, 28–30, 36, 39, 142, 166, 174–175
North Dakota consortia, 13, 18, 90–94, 127–130
O
Oakleaf, Megan, 71
Oberlander, Cyril, 88, 118, 120
OCLC
journal article requests and, 106, 108–109
overview of, 3, 5, 12–13, 17, 19–20
products by, 68, 78–79, 122, 128–129, 132
office space, 185–186
OhioLINK, 3, 32, 53, 60–61, 65
Okerson, Anne, 23, 88, 111, 180, 192–193
online instruction, 46–47, 90–94
online public access catalogs (OPACs), 64–67
OPACs, 64–67
Open Archives Initiative (OAI), 64
Open SUNY Textbook program, 52, 118–126
open-access content, 20, 52, 64, 118–126
open-source software, 9, 79, 88, 131–135, 136–140
Optima, 80–81
Orbis Cascade Alliance, 9, 28, 38, 65, 68, 180
outsourcing of delivery, 77–78
ownership rights, 53, 62–63, 100
P
package delivery services, 54–55, 78
partnerships, as deep collaboration, 9–10, 157–164, 181
patron-driven acquisition, 48, 63
patron-initiated holds, 65, 81–82, 105–109
payroll management, 36
physical delivery, 14, 18, 54–55, 65, 75–86, 127–130
physical depositories, 71, 152–156
Pitcher, Kate, 124
planning process, 38–39
Poolos, J., 41
pricing issues, 54, 60, 62, 66
primary source materials, 146–151, 182
Primo, 68
professional development, 4, 6, 20, 46–47, 90–94, 169–173
Pronevitz, Greg, 11, 58, 75, 183–188, 189
public library consortia
case studies of, 24–26, 90–94, 131–135, 136–140
discovery to delivery in, 60–64, 69–73, 76, 80–81, 85
services offered by, 48, 52, 53
public relations, 39–42
publishers
of e-books, 61–63, 66, 73–74, 95–98, 100–104
libraries as, 51–52, 124–125, 182
negotiations with, 48–49, 62, 97–98, 100–104, 112–116
relationships with, 23, 71–72, 95–98
purchasing, cooperative, 3, 6, 14, 48–49, 111–116
R
radio frequency identification (RFID), 79–80, 83–85
real estate ownership, 185–186
recession, effects of, 6, 12, 25, 177, 183
reciprocal borrowing, 4, 77, 129
Recorded Books, 96
Reed, Lori, 47
Reference Outreach & Instruction (ROI), 91–94
regional library systems, 5–7, 12–13, 18, 32–33, 128, 147–148, 183–184
Requests for Proposal (RFP), 102–103
research libraries. See academic library consortia
resource sharing
examples of, 18, 20, 72, 78–79, 100, 105–109, 127–130
overview of, 4–6, 8, 54–55, 58–60, 84–85, 186–187
revenue sources, 11, 16–17, 35, 49, 133–134, 172, 178–179
Rhodes, Sheryl, 124
Rivenburgh, Edwin, 106
Robert Frost Library, 152–153
Root, Leah, 124
routes, delivery, 82–83
S
Schafer, Jay, 23, 70–71, 88, 152, 193
scholarly journal articles, 1, 65, 67–68, 105–109, 125
Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC), 64
school libraries, 16, 24, 90–94, 150–151
search terms, 65–68
Seattle Public Library, 79–80
Serials Solutions, 106–107, 109, 162
servers, 165–167
shared integrated library systems (ILSs), 15, 52–54, 88, 131–135, 136–140, 141–145
Shoeb, Zahid Hossain, 52
Shut Up and Say Something (Friedman), 42
Signorelli, Paul, 47
Sinek, Simon, 42
Smith, Bruce, 55
Smithee, Jeannette, 24–26
social discovery systems, 69–70
software development, 136–140
sorting operations, 79–81, 128–129
South Central Library System, 137–140
South Dakota consortia, 13, 18, 90–94, 127–130
Southeast Florida Information Network (SEFLIN), 24–26
special collections and archives, 146–151
Spiteri, Louise F., 69
sponsorship, fiscal, 166, 174–176
staff development, 4, 6, 20, 46–47, 90–94, 169–173
staffing
contractual, 165–168
shared, 157–164
temporary, 169–173
Standard Interchange Protocol (SIP), 80, 84–85
Start with Why (Sinek), 42
state libraries, governance under, 32
State University of New York (SUNY) libraries, 52, 106–107, 118–126
statewide consortia, 3, 6, 18, 99–104, 186–187
Statewide Resource Sharing Committee (SRSC), 100–104
Stewart, Andrea Wigbels, 47
strategic planning, 38–39
SUNY libraries, 52, 106–107, 118–126
support agencies, 55–56
surveys, of US consortia, 6, 11–19, 24–25, 54–55, 60–61, 70–71
sustainability, view of, 87
Symington, Stuart, 124
T
Tarulli, Laurel, 69
tax-exempt status, 28–29
technical services integration, 157–164
temporary employment services, 38, 169–173
Texas consortia, 12–13
textbook case study, 52, 118–126
timing and good luck, 181–183
training, 4, 6, 20, 46–47, 90–94, 169–173
Triangle Research Libraries Network (TRLN), 4–5, 31, 37–38
U
unaffiliated consortia, 33–34
union catalogs, 4, 8, 44–45, 53
United Parcel Service (UPS), 54–55, 78, 127
United States Postal Service (USPS), 55, 78
university governance, 31–32
university libraries. See academic library consortia
University of California, 64, 160
V
vendors
of e-books, 61–63, 73, 95–98, 100–104
of ILSs, 83–85, 136–140, 141–145
negotiations with, 5–6, 8, 22, 48–49, 162
of RFID technology, 83–85
virtual instruction, 46–47, 90–94
Voice of Authority, The (Booher), 42
W
websites, as marketing tool, 40–41
Wilkinson, Michael, 38–39
Wilson, Suzanne, 71–72
Wisconsin consortia, 13, 17–18, 127–130
Wolfe, Lisa A., 42
Woodside, Kelly Jo, 89, 169, 194
Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 69
Workplace Learning & Leadership (Reed and Signorelli), 47
Wyoming consortia, 40
Z
Zhang, Allison, 50