Library strategic alliances and the digital library in the 1990s: The OhioLINK experience

Hirshon, Arnold

doi:10.1016/0099-1333(95)90065-9

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“…Libraries gain economic benefits by sharing electronic services such as union catalogues and network systems. According to Hirshon's study (1995) on the OhioLINK library consortium, participating libraries were able to reduce the operating costs of locating and lending information resources. The consortium has developed a “self‐service” system that enables users to access information from a central catalogue and place direct requests for materials.…”

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The potential of inter‐state collaboration for Omani academic libraries

Al-Harrasi

Al-Aufi

2012

Library Review

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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the attitudes and views of library directors and key librarians on issues related to library collaboration and its impact on the welfare of advanced and cost‐effective systems of library and information services.Design/methodology/approachA qualitative approach was utilized through the use of semi‐structured, face‐to‐face interviews for collecting needed data from library directors and key librarians in four major universities located in diverse regions in Oman. Collected data were transcribed and relevant themes and patterns were identified following an interpretive thematic approach.FindingsResults show that participants indicated an overall positive attitude toward library collaboration in an academic setting. They believed in the desired individual and institutional benefits that they would gain if their libraries or parent organizations developed and enhanced a collaborative system. The three most important advantages of collaboration were emphasized. They are: to enlarge and improve the library services, including increasing users' access to inter‐library information resources; to reduce costs by sharing manpower and resources; and to share experience through communication and enhance skills and knowledge of staff through collaborative training.Practical implicationsThe paper provides an overview and insights into demanding issues related to academic library collaboration in Oman. The result of this study helps propose a frame‐work or strategy for the purpose of initiating and developing a new system of academic library collaboration in Oman.Originality/valueLibrary collaboration, overall, has hardly been studied in Oman, or at least in the context of academic librarianship. This paper highlights the importance of library collaboration and its impact on the changing environment of academic libraries.

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The potential of inter‐state collaboration for Omani academic libraries

Al-Harrasi

Al-Aufi

2012

Library Review

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“…Similarly, Hirshon (1995) opined that the need for libraries to reinforce mutual co-operation and to establish new kinds of consortia is provoked by a number of factors, such as: economic reasons which result in less funding to higher education, quality improvements to customer services which require libraries to reduce operating costs and use the savings to better satisfy users' needs, the quality and high cost of scholarly publications and the growth of costly information technology.…”

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The trend of academic libraries consortia in the north central and south east geo-political zones of Nigeria

Posigha

Godfrey²,

Seimode³

2015

Library Review

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Purpose – This study aims to examine the present trend of academic libraries consortia and the likely ways to improve on the development of consortia in Nigeria. Design/methodology/approach – The study adopted the descriptive survey method. It covers four selected academic libraries in the north and eastern parts of Nigeria. A questionnaire entitled “Library Consortia in Nigerian Universities Questionnaire (LCNUQ)” was designed to collect data for the study. Findings – The study revealed that academic libraries in Nigeria have not fully embraced library consortia, as only two out of the four academic libraries surveyed have functioning library consortia. The paper shows that none of the libraries surveyed have collection development policies on e-resources, as well as union catalogues and interlibrary networking. It also reveals some likely ways of improving library consortia to include: jointly budgeting, increased funding and collective and compulsory development of interlibrary networking and union catalogues among university libraries within the country. Practical implications – The study will encourage librarians and library management in developing countries to embrace and facilitate the development of library consortia. Originality/value – The paper reveals the present trend of library consortia in Nigeria. Therefore, the findings may be of help to librarians, university administrators and government to build and improve on the development of library consortia in Nigeria and other developing countries.

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“…Various articles describe the success of OhioLINK (Hirshon 1995;Kohl 1994Kohl , 1997Kohl , 1998O'Connor et al 1995;Sanville 1995aSanville , 1995bSessions et al 1995) and other consortia (Preece et al 1998); however, there are few articles offering deeper analysis of patron-initiated borrowing as it is still a relatively recent phenomenon. Schulz (2002) made an attempt to do so in a detailed study of undergraduate library use within the OhioLINK system; that lengthy article forms the basis for the present more focused report.…”

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Your Place or Mine?

Schulz

2001

Collection Management

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This article describes undergraduate use of OhioLINK, Ohio's patron-initiated interlibrary loan system. Undergraduate requesting patterns from Ohio's various colleges and universities were examined as well as other data, such as undergraduate use of their local collections, institution size, and library size. Correlations were calculated in order to determine which of these factors were associated with high and low OhioLINK use by undergraduates; the results varied according to school type (college vs. university). Supplementing this overall study was a detailed survey of students and faculty at Wittenberg University who had made OhioLINK requests. The conclusions have implications for cooperative collection development plans.

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Library strategic alliances and the digital library in the 1990s: The OhioLINK experience

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The potential of inter‐state collaboration for Omani academic libraries

The potential of inter‐state collaboration for Omani academic libraries

The trend of academic libraries consortia in the north central and south east geo-political zones of Nigeria

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