joint-use public libraries | INLS843 Seminar in Public Libraries

Joint-Use Libraries: A Bibliography

ALA Library Fact Sheet Number 20
a selected list of articles, books, and web sites covering the subject of combined and joint-use libraries
covers the two most common types of combined libraries: public libraries combined with school library media centers and public libraries combined with academic libraries

Libraries must consider changes in both policy and technology to remain relevant to the next generation of students
By Robert H. McDonald and Chuck Thomas

Anne Pusey will lead us in a consideration of joint-use public libraries. To prepare yourselves for the session, read:
1. Required:
  - A Case for an Integrated Model - Fontenot
    - A good overview of some of the issues surrounding joint-use libraries
  - One Plus One Equals Three - Marie
    - Two case studies of successful joint academic/public libraries
  - What Makes a Joint-Use Library a Community Library - McNicol
    - Focus on the Disadvantages section (p7-10).
    - If you have time, keep reading through the Success Factors section (p10-14).
  - Creating and Capitalizing on the Town/Gown Relationship - Halverson
    - Looks at a different sort of academic/public library partnership and discusses further ideas for collaborative partnerships
2. Optional:
  - A Tale of Two Libraries - Brookes
    - Focuses on outreach in joint-use libraries
  - Exploring the Public/School Library - Henderson
    - A look at school library considerations
Questions to Consider:
1. What is lost in joint-use arrangements?
2. What is gained?
3. What other creative partnerships/collaborations could public libraries benefit from?

Kenneth Alford will lead the discussion on technology and user expectations. To prepare yourselves for the session, read:
1. Household Use of public Libraries and Large Bookstores - Hemmeter
  - A study on interchangeability and competition between libraries and bookstores
  - Feel free to skip the procedures section (599-605)
2. The Participation Divide - Hargittai & Walejko
  - Does access to computers spawn web 2.0 use?
  - Read (2-5) and (9-16)
3. Click First, Ask Questions Later - Goodman
  - A concise overview on YA internet use.
4. Switch Your Search Engine - Notess
  - A reference librarians advice on internet searching.
5. The Continual Evolution of Web Platforms - Secured Lender; Nov/Dec2007
  - What users are looking for in an online application
  - Article begins in the middle of the page.
The first two readings are the driest and longest.
Things to think about while reading:
- Is competition with bookstores a reason to adopt or avoid the "bookstore model" for public libraries?
- What can we (as librarians) do to encourage our patrons to use Web 2.0 features?
- What do we do about the differences in the way different user groups actually "use"' the internet?
- "YA tend to have their technology use studied more often than any other user group." What are the implications of that statement for a public library trying to create policies and programs?