Dual Use Libraries: Guidelines for Success

Haycock, Ken

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“…A dawning realisation among all participants of the need for better and formalised communication is evident. According to Haycock (2006), a prerequisite for dual use libraries is that the partners are fairly equal in terms of commitment of resources. This certainly does not apply to this South African case study.…”

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The “Tricky Business” of Dual-use School Community Libraries: A Case Study in Rural South Africa

Hart

2011

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The article describes an interpretive case study of a group of six dual use school community libraries in one remote region of South Africa. Its focus is rather more on the libraries as school libraries than public libraries. The recent government sponsored LIS Transformation Charter has placed a spotlight on the backlogs in school and public library provision. The case study, conducted in April 2009, investigates if dual or joint use libraries might help fill gaps and, if so, under what conditions. The article describes background, research questions, methodology, site and some of the findings. The study highlights the relationships among role-players, the realities of dual use functioning and the complex issue of librarian identity. The study concludes that, although many of the international criteria for dual use libraries are not met, the six libraries do provide a crucial service for their schools and other schools in the surrounding areas. And they offer a tantalising picture of the possibilities of dual use for rural information services. The article suggests that with more dynamic leadership these possibilities could be fulfilled.

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The “Tricky Business” of Dual-use School Community Libraries: A Case Study in Rural South Africa

Hart

2011

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“…Haycock, 2006;Bundy & Amey, 2006;Bundy, 2003;McNicol, 2003b;Shier, 1999;Andrews & Frater, 1987;Australian Library and Information Association, 2002).…”

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The Critical Success Factors for School and Community (Joint Use) Libraries in New Zealand

Matthews¹,

Calvert

2017

Educ. Lib.

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Joint use libraries in New Zealand are generally found in the form of School and Community Libraries, primarily in rural areas, but there is little information available about their effectiveness or success. Research was undertaken by surveying all identified joint use libraries in New Zealand and then following this with detailed Case Studies of three selected libraries. As these joint use libraries continue to be established in rural and urban areas of New Zealand, this research aimed to establish the Critical Success Factors for School and Community (Joint Use) Libraries in New Zealand. A comparison of these factors with those found in overseas literature on Joint Use Libraries has yielded guidelines to enable present and future manifestations of these libraries in New Zealand to be effective and successful.A joint use library is one in which two or more separate library service providers cooperate to serve their user groups equitably in a shared facility. Joint use libraries (also known as dual use, combined use, school and community, school/public, university/public, or polytechnic/public libraries) have existed for nearly one hundred years. They have been established or are being considered in a number of countries including Australia, Canada, the United States of America, the United Kingdom and New Zealand. In the past they were often established to provide public library services in rural areas where a lack of funding made normal public library provision difficult, if not impossible, so sharing facilities with existing school libraries was a viable solution to the problem. In these cases they succeeded best when there were strong links between the school and the community.In more recent times these library partnerships have continued to be developed for economic reasons. However, they are also developed to:• encourage lifelong learning by allowing general public access to large university collections and professional reference staff; • make larger public collections, superior information technology, and better staffing numbers available to school pupils.Numerous failures of these partnerships have been documented and the chief reasons for negative results have been:• a lack of perceived savings or economic advantage;

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“…3) połączone usługi, 4) wsparcie i zaangażowanie gminy, 5) pragnienie dyrektora szkoły w osiągnięciu sukcesu, 6) wsparcie nauczycieli, 7) współpraca między personelem biblioteki publicznej i biblioteki szkolnej, 8) wysoko motywowany kierownik profesjonalista, 9) brak ograniczeń w dostępie do zbiorów i obiegu dokumentów, 10) oddzielna przestrzeń dla dorosłych (Haycock K. 2006).…”

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Lewandowicz-Nosal¹

2015

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Dual Use Libraries: Guidelines for Success

Cited by 19 publications

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The “Tricky Business” of Dual-use School Community Libraries: A Case Study in Rural South Africa

The “Tricky Business” of Dual-use School Community Libraries: A Case Study in Rural South Africa

The Critical Success Factors for School and Community (Joint Use) Libraries in New Zealand

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