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.
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.
Comments
© 2007 Haworth Press. Doi: 10.1300/J105v31n03_04
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