The following is a selected list of articles, books, and web sites covering the subject of combined and joint-use libraries. This Fact Sheet covers the two most common types of combined libraries: public libraries combined with school library media centers and public libraries combined with academic libraries. The citations in those sections are purposefully listed in reverse chronological order (i.e., from newest to oldest). For citations prior to 1999, please contact us. For more current references, please check the Joint-Use page at the ALA Professional Tips Wiki at <http://wikis.ala.org/professionaltips>.
Bundy, Alan. "Joint-Use Libraries - The Ultimate Form of Cooperation." in Planning the Modern Public Library Building, edited by Gerard B. McCabe and James R. Kennedy. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited, 2003. Also available at:
http://www.library.unisa.edu.au/about/papers/jointuse.pdf
Johns, Mary. "The Benefits and Problems of Joint-Use Facilities." Public Libraries 38, no.6 (November/December 1999): 357.
Miller, William. "Joint-Use Libraries: Sharing Facilities for Greater Efficiency." Library Issues 24, no. 2 (November 2003).
Miller, William and Rita M. Pellen, eds. Joint-Use Libraries. New York: The Haworth Information Press, 2001. Co-published simultaneously in Resource Sharing and Information Networks 15, no. 1/2, Haworth Press, 2001.
The entire Spring 2006 issue of Library Trends (Vol. 54, No. 4) featured the theme, "Dual-Use Libraries." Sarah McNicol served as issue editor over the following articles:
The entire Summer 1999 issue of Colorado Libraries (Vol. 5, No. 1) was devoted to the topic of combined libraries. It included the following articles, which provided information on both school and academic types of public library partnerships:
Jackson, Elise. "Formal and Informal Opportunities for Public Libraries to Partner with Schools." Bookmobiles and Outreach Services 8, no. 2 (2005): 45-67.
Auld, Hampton (Skip). "Combined School-Public Library Facilities: Opinions, Case Studies, and Questions to Consider, Part II." Public Libraries 41, no. 6 (November/December 2002): 310-316.
Harrington, Judy. "The Three Cs of a Successful Joint Library Project." Public Libraries 41, no. 6 (November/December 2002): 314.
Moorman, John. "Don't Do It!" Public Libraries 41, no. 6 (November/December 2002): 35-38.
Nichols, LeeAnn. "Joint School-Public Libraries: Challenges and Opportunities." Public Libraries 41, no. 6 (November/December 2002): 312-14.
Auld, Hampton (Skip). "Combined School-Public Library Facilities: Opinions, Case Studies, and Questions to Consider, Part I." Public Libraries 41, no. 5 (September/October 2002): 248-255.
Blount, Patti and Pam Gardow. "Double Your Fun with a Combination Public-High School Library." Public Libraries 41, no. 5 (September/October 2002): 254-55.
Casey, James B. "The Devil is in the Details." Public Libraries 41, no. 5 (September/October 2002): 252-53.
Christopherson, Dan. "What One Community Says about Joint Use." Public Libraries 41, no. 5 (September/October 2002): 250-51.
Bundy, Alan. "Essential Connections: School and Public Libraries for Lifelong Learning." The Australian Library Journal 50, no. 2 (February 2002): 47-70.
Sullivan, Edward T. "Connect with Success: A Few Tips for Public Library-School Cooperation." Journal of Youth Services in Libraries 14, no. 3 (Spring 2001): 14.
Woolls, E. Blanche. "Public Library-School Library Cooperation: A View from the Past with a Prediction for the Future." Journal of Youth Services in Libraries 14, no. 3 (Spring 2001): 8-10.
Casey, Mary Agnes. "School and Public Library Partnerships." Catholic Library World 71, no. 1 (September 2000): 81-82.
Fitzgibbons, Shirley A. School and Public Library Relationships: Essential Ingredients in Implementing Educational Reforms and Improving Student Learning. School Library Media Research [electronic journal] 3 (2000).
Lobner, Jerome and Lillian Kaslon. "School/Public Library Combinations." Nebraska Library Association Quarterly 31, no. 2 (Summer 2000): 17-21. Also available online at <http://www.nebraskalibraries.org/nlaquarterly/2000-2-LobnerKaslon.html>.
Kleiman, Allan M. "A Blueprint for Disaster." Public Libraries 38, no. 6 (November/December 1999): 357-58.
Sager, Don. "Joint Use of Facilities by Schools and Public Libraries." Public Libraries 38, no. 6 (November/December, 1999): 355-59.
Fontenot, Mitchell J. "A Case for an Integrated Model of Community College and Public Use Libraries." Public Libraries 46 (July/August 2007): 46-49.
Collins, Lyn "Mimi" and William Duncan. "Joint-Use Libraries: Issues and Models" in It's All About Student Learning: Managing Community and Other College Libraries in the 21st Century, edited by David R. Dowell and Gerard B. McCabe. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited, 2006.
Breivik, Patricia Senn, Luann Budd, and Richard F. Woods. "We're Married! The Rewards and Challenges of Joint Libraries." The Journal of Academic Librarianship 31 (September 2005): 401-408.
Massengale, Lisa. "Working in a Joint-Use Facility." LIScareer.com: The Library & Information Science Professional's Career Development Center. Available at: http://www.liscareer.com/massengale_jointuse.htm
Woods, Richard F. "Sharing Technology for a Joint-Use Library." Resource Sharing and Information Networks 17, no. 1/2 (2004). Co-published simultaneously in Libraries Within Their Institutions: Creating Collaborations, Haworth Press, 2004.
Albanese, Andrew. "Joint San Jose Library Opens." Library Journal 128, no. 14 (September 1 2003): 17.
"Joint PL/Academic Facility Open in Seminole." Library Journal (August 21, 2003) <http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA317702>.
Dornseif, Karen and Ken Draves. "The Joint-Use Library: The Ultimate Collaboration." Colorado Libraries 29, no. 1 (2003): 5-8.
Kratz, Charles. "Transforming the Delivery of Service: The Joint-Use Library and Information Commons." College & Research Libraries News 64, no. 2 (February 2003): 100-01.
Lubans, John. "A Portrait of Collaborative Leadership: Donald E. Riggs and Nova Southeastern University's Joint-Use Library." Library Administration & Management 16, no. 4 (Fall 2002): 176-78.
Freeman, Alan. "An Innovative Library Partnership." Planning for Higher Education 30, no. 1 (Fall 2001): 20-26.
Riggs, Donald. "Joint-Use Libraries: Thinking Out of the Box." College & Research Libraries 61, no. 2 (March, 2000): 96-97.
Schwanz, Kathleen A. "Thinking about a Joint-Use Library? Developing A Memorandum of Agreement and Timetable Can Ensure Success." College & Research Libraries News 61, no. 6 (June, 2000): 478-80.
"Unique College, Public Library." The Unabashed Librarian 111 (1999): 14-15.
Anderson, Susan M. "Planning for the Future: A Combining Community and College Library." Library Administration & Management 13, no. 2 (Spring 1999): 81-86.
Rockman, Ilene F. "Joint Use Facilities: The View from San Jose; an Interview with C. James Schmidt." Library Administration & Management 13, no. 2 (Spring 1999): 64-67.
Flagg, Gordon. "Share and Share Alike?: Allan Kleiman and Jane Light Examine the Promise and Peril of Shared Facilities." American Libraries 30, no. 2 (February 1999): 40+ (6 pages).
Eberhart, George M. "Three Plans for Shared-Use Libraries in the Works." American Libraries 30, no. 2 (January 1999): 21-23.
To find any of these materials, check the collection at your local public library:
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August 2007
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