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Gunnels, Green, and Butler (all Lone Star College, Tomball and Cypress, Texas) explore the fairly recent concept of "joint libraries"--interlibrary partnerships in which two or more categories of libraries merge to create a different library, with an emphasis on the public/academic connection. The text provides an informative guide for administrators, architects, lawmakers, librarians, faculty, and staff in institutions considering this type of collaboration. Coverage includes the history of joint libraries, culture clash between academic and public library employees, management and human resource issues, joint library design, legal considerations, collection development, and technology and technical services. The text also contains detailed case studies of five joint libraries in the US, documenting best practices and pitfalls, and sample agreements for two of the joint libraries in Texas. Annotation Ac2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
