Merged Reference Desks in a Merged Library Environment: The Impact of Merging Government Publications

A new library in San José opened on August 1, 2003. This library is the result of a unique collaboration between San José State University Library and the San José Public Library. The planning for this new library highlighted merging several key areas of operation, including Government Publications....

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Published in:Public Services Quarterly 2006-07, Vol.2 (2-3), p.47-67
Main Authors: Kendall, Susan L., Sisson, Lorene R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
academic libraries
Access to Information
Administrative Organization
California
College Libraries
Cooperative Planning
Federal Library Depository Program
Government Publications
Institutional Cooperation
Librarians
Libraries
mergers
Organizational Change
Public Libraries
Reference Services
Research Libraries
Role
Synthesis
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Summary:A new library in San José opened on August 1, 2003. This library is the result of a unique collaboration between San José State University Library and the San José Public Library. The planning for this new library highlighted merging several key areas of operation, including Government Publications. Several years before the two libraries merged, the University Library merged government publications reference functions into the general reference service of the Reference department. Depository library status at the federal and state levels impacted the planning and implementation stages. This paper discusses the background, planning, and implementation of merging the reference service for government publications, first within an academic environment and then in the unique joint library environment.
ISSN:1522-8959
1522-9114
DOI:10.1300/J295v02n02_05