Merge Everything It Makes Sense to Merge: The History and Philosophy of the Merged Reference Collection at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library in San Jose, California

Authors

Paul Kauppila, San Jose State UniversityFollow
Sandra E. Belanger, San Jose State University
Lisa Rosenblum, Hayward Public Library

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

January 2007

Publication Title

Collection Management

First Page

33

Last Page

57

Disciplines

Collection Development and Management | Library and Information Science

Abstract

The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library in San Jose, California is a unique dual-use library serving the students of San Jose State University and the community of San Jose, California. The reference collections of the two libraries are merged and interfiled to promote ease of access for both populations served. Economies of scale were realized through collaborative collection development activities for major reference purchases between the two institutions. This article describes the planning and creation of the King Library's merged reference collection and reviews the literature of collaborative collection development and merged or interfiled collections.

Comments

© 2007 Haworth Press. Doi: 10.1300/J105v31n03_04

Recommended Citation

Paul Kauppila, Sandra E. Belanger, and Lisa Rosenblum. "Merge Everything It Makes Sense to Merge: The History and Philosophy of the Merged Reference Collection at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library in San Jose, California" Collection Management (2007): 33-57.