People involved in library mergers often have little or no previous
experience in planning or implementing such mergers. Therefore they
have to rely primarily on research literature for guidance and advice.
However, a study of literature dealing with mergers in higher education
in general and libraries in particular, shows a number of different
theories, beliefs and practices concerning issues such as reasons for
merging, success factors, processes, and outcomes of mergers. The
purpose of this article is to draw attention to some of these theories,
beliefs and practices that, for the sake of clarity and better understanding
of merger issues, need to be put into perspective. This is done by
analysing different views and by proposing supporting arguments or
counter claims. The article concludes with a summary and a list of
recommended research topics.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:tut/oai:encore.tut.ac.za:d1001007 |
| Date | 00 December 2004 |
| Creators | Swanepoel, AJ |
| Publisher | Mousaion |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | |
| Rights | Mousaion |
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