McNicol S. Joint-use libraries: libraries for the future. - Oxford: Chandos, 2008. - xxiv, 230 p. - (Chandos information professional series). - Ref.: p.203-223. - Ind.: p.225-230. - ISBN 978-1-84334-385-1  Место хранения:   01 | ГПНТБ СО РАН | Новосибирск

Оглавление / Contents

List of figures and table ...................................... ix About the author ............................................... xi Acknowledgements ............................................. xiii List of acronyms ............................................... xv Introduction .................................................. xix 1 What are joint-use libraries? ................................ 1 The origins of joint-use libraries ........................... 2 The spread of joint-use libraries ............................ 3 Models of joint-use libraries ................................ 4 Types of joint-use library facilities ....................... 10 Co-location with other services ............................. 21 Notes ....................................................... 22 2 Why a joint-use library? .................................... 23 Efficiency and economy ...................................... 23 Policy initiatives .......................................... 25 Social concerns ............................................. 31 Geography ................................................... 35 Demographics ................................................ 37 Professional attitudes ...................................... 39 Organisational goals ........................................ 41 Institutional structures .................................... 42 Personalities ............................................... 43 Conclusions ................................................. 44 Notes ....................................................... 45 3 Joint-use library design .................................... 47 Location .................................................... 49 Access and entry ............................................ 50 External signposting ........................................ 51 Internal design and furnishing .............................. 52 Taking account of users in library design ................... 57 Virtual design .............................................. 62 Conclusions ................................................. 63 Note ........................................................ 64 4 How does a joint-use library operate? ....................... 65 The agreement ............................................... 65 Governance .................................................. 68 Management .................................................. 68 Communication ............................................... 69 Budgets ..................................................... 71 Staffing .................................................... 73 Collection development and management ....................... 81 Borrowing rights ............................................ 84 Technology .................................................. 85 Access ...................................................... 86 Conclusions ................................................. 87 Note ........................................................ 87 5 Joint-use libraries and partnerships ........................ 89 Building on firm foundations ................................ 90 Potential partners .......................................... 90 Collaboration between public and education libraries ....... 101 Opportunities .............................................. 102 Obstacles .................................................. 107 Success factors ............................................ 109 Conclusions ................................................ 112 Notes ...................................................... 112 6 Joint-use libraries and communities ........................ 115 Some definitions ........................................... 116 Joint-use libraries and social inclusion ................... 118 Joint-use libraries and community cohesion ................. 122 Community engagement ....................................... 127 Communities and joint-use libraries in developing countries .................................................. 130 Social capital at Mount Barker community library, South Australia .................................................. 131 Conclusions ................................................ 132 Notes ...................................................... 133 7 Expanding horizons ......................................... 135 Lifelong learning .......................................... 138 School-public joint-use libraries .......................... 143 Linking formal and informal learning ....................... 145 Supporting literacy ........................................ 149 Developing information literacy skills ..................... 150 Intergenerational learning ................................. 152 Widening the horizons of library staff ..................... 153 Widening horizons within the library profession ............ 154 Conclusions ................................................ 155 8 How good are joint-use libraries? (And how do we know?) .... 157 Existing joint-use library evaluation models ............... 158 Examples of evaluation in practice ......................... 162 The difficulty of evaluating joint-use libraries ........... 164 Library standards .......................................... 168 Guidelines and checklists .................................. 173 Conclusions ................................................ 179 Notes ...................................................... 180 9 The future ................................................. 181 Joint-use libraries in developing countries ................ 182 New models of joint-use library provision .................. 190 Final comments ............................................. 192 Notes ...................................................... 193 Appendices I Joint-use libraries featured in this book ............... 195 II Single-sector library standards ........................ 199 References .................................................... 203 Further reading ............................................... 221 Index ......................................................... 225