Library Collaboration in the United StatesLibrary Collaboration in the United States

Jim Rettig  Immediate Past PresidentAmerican Library Association

University LibrarianUniversity of RichmondRichmond, Virginia, USA

Marquette UniversityMilwaukee, WisconsinB.A. in English Literature, 1972M.A. in English Literature, 1974

University of Wisconsin—MadisonMadison, WisconsinM.A.L.S., 1975

University LibrarianUniversity of RichmondRichmond, Virginia

To provide leadership for the development, promotion and improvement of library and information services and the profession of librarianship in order to enhance learning and ensure access to information for all.

Mission Statement of theAmerican Library Association:

Early Library Collaboartion

Collaboration requires money

S. R. Ranganathan

Pioneer in automation

Frederick G. Kilgour

OCLC’s early years

OCLC today

OCLC equipment

OCLC M300 PC

Old OCLC terminal

Access to catalog records

Library

of Congress Pre‐1956 Imprints

National Union Catalog,

Interlibrary loan

Farmington Plan and PL‐480

Belgium

Peru

Espana

Mexico

Sweden

France

Triangle Research Libraries Network

Center for Research Libraries

Shared book repositories

Washington Research

Library Consortium

Five CollegesLibrary Depository

Shared facilities

M. L. King, Jr. Library, San Jose

Alvin Sherman Library, Research, and Information 

Technology Center at Nova Southeastern 

University

OhioLINK

ICOLC

VIVA

VIVA member libraries

VIVA’s cost avoidance:US $275,000,000

$5 of benefit 

$1 spent yields

VIVA expenditures 2008‐09

ElectronicCollections

92%

VIVA’s volunterismVIVA Office

(GMU–Fairfax)

Procurement (JMU-Harrisonburg)

Procurement (JMU-Harrisonburg)

VIVA Listserv (VaTech-Blacksburg)

VIVA Listserv (VaTech-Blacksburg)

Locally Loaded Databases (UVA-Charlottesville)

Locally Loaded Databases (UVA-Charlottesville)

VIVA Webmaster (VCU-Richmond)

VIVA Webmaster (VCU-Richmond)

Coordination of Private Nonprofits (Sweet Briar College-Sweet Briar)

Coordination of Private Nonprofits (Sweet Briar College-Sweet Briar)

www.ilovelibraries.org

Advocating in a Tough Economy

Coalition Building

Colorado: a model of cooperation

ColoradoAssociation

of Special Libraries

Virginia: opportunities to cooperate

VIRGINIA

The challenge of collaboration

A USA Conference Practice

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