University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Joint Use Libraries as Successful Strategic Alliances

Dalton, Pete; Elkin, Judith; Hannaford, Anne

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Title
Joint Use Libraries as Successful Strategic Alliances
Author(s)
  • Dalton, Pete
  • Elkin, Judith
  • Hannaford, Anne
Issue Date
2006
Keyword(s)
  • Joint use libraries
  • Library cooperation
Abstract
A joint use library provides an example of a strategic alliance between two or more stakeholders. The planning and implementation of such a venture can be a complex undertaking. This article draws on the example of the proposed joint use library and history center in Worcester in the UK, which promises to be the largest such undertaking in the UK. Some of the potential challenges that other joint use university and public libraries have faced are explored. The article argues that lessons can be learned from other sectors where the factors contributing to successful strategic alliances are well researched and documented.
Publisher
Graduate School of Library and Information Science. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
ISSN
0024-2594
Type of Resource
text
Language
en
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http://hdl.handle.net/2142/3645
Copyright and License Information
Copyright 2006 Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois.

Owning Collections

Library Trends 54 (4) Spring 2006: Dual Use Libraries PRIMARY
Library Trends 54 (4) Spring 2006: Dual Use Libraries. Edited by Sarah McNicol