马丁路德金图书馆：图书馆合作的新模式-英文版.doc

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library: a New Model of Library Collaboration 马丁路德金图书馆：图书馆合作的新模式 Abstract Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library in San Jose, California, is a joint public and academic library of San Jose Public Library and San Jose State University Library (SJSU). The Library started to serve both the residents of the City of San Jose, and the students and faculty at SJSU in 2003. Since then, the Library has been providing high quality services to the city and campus communities. With its unique partnership and contributions to both public and academic communities, the Library has received a number of awards and recognitions. This presentation will review the initiative of the joint library project, the design and planning process, and the construction of the new library building. It will also report the management and operation of the joint library, the library services for the public and academic communities, and discuss problems and solutions. The presenters will share their learning experiences and make suggestions for future library collaborations Introduction Have you ever thought about library-wide collaboration when your library is in urgent need of expansion, but lacks adequate funding? You may think about collaborating with a library of the same type, but have you thought about collaborating with a library of different kind? If you are at an academic library, have you ever thought of working with a public library, and even integrating the two types of libraries into one? Isn’t this idea a little bit crazy? In fact, this crazy idea has become a true model – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library, a public/academic library in San Jose, California, which is the only co-managed city-academic library in the United States. Initiating the Joint Library San Jose State University (SJSU) is a four-year comprehensive university with a student population of 30,000. Its Clark Library was built in 1980. With the expansion of its collections and services, the uni