Front Cover -- Mergers and Alliances: The Wider View -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- Lessons from Language and Literature Analyses -- Characteristics of Collaborative Partnerships in Library Technology and Web Service Initiatives: Emergent Patterns and Lessons Learned -- I. Introduction -- II. The Research Strategy and Methodology -- III. Research Findings and Discussion -- IV. Conclusion -- References -- Lessons from the Corporate World -- I. Introduction -- II. Reasons for Mergers and Collaborations -- III. The Landscape of Mergers and Acquisitions -- IV. Overview of Library-Related Mergers and Acquisitions -- V. Nonprofit Mergers and Collaborations -- VI. Globalization Forces -- VII. Financial Considerations -- VIII. Human Aspects and Impacts -- IX. The Impact of Communication and Culture -- X. Conclusion -- References -- Roles and Impact of Overarching Agencies -- With Other Minds: Collaboration in a New Environment-A View from the Council on Library and Information Resources -- I. Introduction -- II. Constraints to Collaboration -- III. Programs in Collaboration -- IV. An Emerging Information Ecology -- V. Committee on Coherence at Scale in Higher Education -- VI. Conclusion -- References -- Regional Library Networks and OCLC: From Collaboration and Interdependence to Conflict and Divorce -- I. Introduction -- II. Network Numbers, Definitions, and Differences -- III. History and Development -- IV. Developing Tensions -- V. Issues -- VI. Changing the Relationship -- VII. Dissolutions and Mergers -- VIII. Technology and Demise of the Networks -- IX. The Losses -- X. Uncertain Futures -- XI. What If? -- XII. Alliance No More -- Authors' Note -- References -- Consortia Initiatives in Higher Education Libraries in India: A Reconnaissance of the National Landscape -- I. Introduction -- II. Advantages of Consortia.

III. India's Policy and Higher Education Context -- IV. Policies of the Government of India -- V. Library Consortia in India -- VI. Conclusion -- Appendix: Questionnaire for Consortia -- References -- In LIS Education -- International Collaboration for a Master's Degree Program in Library and Information Science -- I. Introduction -- II. The NMPLIS Project -- III. Observations and Findings from the Field: A Supplemental Evaluation -- IV. Background Literature, Research, and the EU Context -- V. Methodology for the NMPLIS Case Study -- VI. Student Survey Results -- VII. Staff Survey Results -- VIII. Discussion -- IX. Conclusions and Recommendations for Further Research -- Acknowledgments -- Appendix A - NMPLIS Work Plan Summary by Year -- Appendix B - Survey Administered to NMPLIS Students -- Appendix C - Survey Administered to NMPLIS Staff -- References -- Mergers, Collaborations, Alliances, and Partnerships in LIS Education -- I. Introduction -- II. Mergers in LIS Education -- III. Collaborative Alliances in LIS Education -- IV. Descriptions and Interactive Directory of iSchools for Education Collaboration -- V. Collaborative Partnerships in LIS Education -- VI. Conclusion -- References -- In Academic Libraries -- Reinventing the Academic Library and Its Mission: Service Design in Three Merged Finnish Libraries -- I. Introduction -- II. Strategic Work and Organization Building -- III. Integration of Library Services and Processes -- IV. Best Practices and Tailored Solutions -- V. Conclusion -- References -- Responding to Crises with Alliances: Evidence from an Academic Library Survey in Greece -- I. Introduction -- II. Theoretical Considerations -- III. The Greek Economic Crisis and Higher Education Context -- IV. A Survey of Greek Academic Libraries -- V. Searching for Solutions -- VI. Conclusion -- Appendix: Interview Schedule -- References.

IDS Project: Community and Innovation -- I. Introduction -- II. The IDS Project Organization -- III. Project Support and Training -- IV. Syracuse University Library as a Case Study -- V. Conclusion -- Appendix A: Innovative Components of the IDS Project -- Appendix B: IDS Project Membership Agreement -- Appendix C: Teams -- Appendix D: Mentor Program -- References -- Index.