Library and IT mergers

• Other Authors: Mitchell, Eleanor., Watstein, Sarah Barbara.
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: [Bradford, England] : Emerald, [2007]
• Series: Reference services review ; v. 35, no. 3.
• Subjects: Libraries > Automation.; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > General. > Library & Information Science; Electronic books.
• Online Access: ebrary; View fulltext via EzAccess; MyiLibrary

Part of this issue focuses on the theme of Library/IT mergers. Four articles and an introduction provide details of different approaches to Library/IT mergers. The success of academic libraries and IT services has more to do with the quality of leadership and professional commitment to service than...

Table of Contents:

• Cover; CONTENTS; EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD; Delivering not just value ... but added value; Library and IT mergers: how successful are they?; The perception of effectiveness of merged information services organizations; Libraries and IT: are we there yet?; Merged service outcomes at Earlham College; Get it in writing: MOUs and library/IT partnerships; Creating collaborative technology-rich workspaces in an academic library; Do academic enquiry services scare students?; Getting everyone on the same page; From paper to electronic, the evolution of pathfinders: a review of the literature.