Library Information and Resource Sharing: Transforming Services and Collections

by Beth Posner (Editor)

Overview

In today's libraries, ILL specialists are facilitating service that goes far beyond traditional borrowing and lending. Recent innovations in interlibrary loan and library resource-sharing practices have advanced the information-sharing mission of libraries—a sea change that affects and benefits all library operations and staff. This book explores the far-reaching significance of these innovations in ILL for other areas of library activity, from acquisitions and collection development to reference and instruction to circulation and e-resource management and beyond.

Readers will understand that as valuable as traditional ILL remains, ILL librarians are also well-placed to do much more. For example, ILL staff can inform acquisitions and collection development decisions with request data; demonstrate the need to maintain and preserve the long tail of print; advocate for the fair use of copyrighted print material and license terms that safeguard library information sharing in the digital environment; nurture consortial relationships and international cooperation between libraries; and promote the discovery of information, all of which can help librarians meet the information needs of their communities.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781440849695
Publisher:	ABC-CLIO, Incorporated
Publication date:	11/21/2016
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	174
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Beth Posner is associate professor and head of library resource sharing at The Graduate Center, CUNY.

Table of Contents

Foreword Anne K. Beaubien ix

1 Introduction to Library Information and Resource Sharing Beth Posner 1

2 Interlibrary Loan Services Today Heather Weltin 15

3 From Discovery to Delivery: Providing Access to Library Collections Jessica McGivney 37

4 Thinking Locally and Sharing Globally: The Impact of Library Policies on Collection Sharing Seangill (Peter) Bae 53

5 Library Collection Building: The Interlocking Functions of ILL, Acquisitions, and Collection Development Kerri Goergen-Doll Angela Rathmel Lars Leon 73

6 Facilitating Information Sharing through Library Collection Maintenance and Preservation Tina Baich Sherri Michaels 93

7 Sharing Digital Collections and Content J. Silvia Cho LeEtta Schmidt 111

8 The Evolution of Library Resource Sharing Collette Mak 135

Afterword Beth Posner 157

Index 165

About the Editor and Contributors 171

Editorial Reviews

A solid foundation for those learning about and seeking to improve resource sharing, this work will most benefit ILL [interlibrary loan] specialists and emerging librarians.” —Library Jourbanal

“This book would be an excellent textbook for pre-service librarians and could also provide a new perspective to seasoned librarians. Recommended for libraries with a large ILL department looking for different ways to enhance their department.” —School Library Connection

“…of interest to supervisors of larger departments that include ILL [interlibrary loan] units such as Access Services or Reference.” —Technical Services Quarterly

From the Publisher

04/15/2017
In a world of diminishing budgets and dwindling resources, library resource sharing and interlibrary loan (ILL) services have never been more important. Here, editor Posner (Graduate Ctr., City Univ. of New York) compiles eight chapters exploring resource sharing in-depth, examining such topics as discovery, sharing policies, collection development, consortia borrowing, sharing digital content, and library staffs' evolving role in providing access. Because no library can afford to acquire everything its users need, resource sharing can be a necessity, directly contributing to sustainability while utilizing emerging technologies to expand access. Included are thorough examples of resource-sharing practices and a few case studies; librarians and ILL staff can use this book to help develop and shape their own methods. This text proves that even with restrictions on collection development, libraries can offer patrons access to ever-expanding collections by leveraging their connections and maximizing resource sharing among libraries. VERDICT A solid foundation for those learning about and seeking to improve resource sharing, this work will most benefit ILL specialists and emerging librarians.—Cori Wilhelm, SUNY Canton Coll. of Tech. Lib.

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