Library / IT Mergers in Ohio’s Public Two-Year Colleges: An Exploratory Study

Library / IT Mergers in Ohio’s Public Two-Year Colleges: An Exploratory Study

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Main Author: Kaylor, Douglas
Language:English
Published: Wright State University / OhioLINK 2007
Subjects:
Libraries
Computer Centers
Information Technology
Community Colleges
Online Access:http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1196778482
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spelling ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-wright11967784822021-08-03T06:16:44Z Library / IT Mergers in Ohio’s Public Two-Year Colleges: An Exploratory Study Kaylor, Douglas Libraries Computer Centers Information Technology Community Colleges Ohio’s public two-year community colleges were surveyed to determine how many have merged their libraries and information technology operations. A merger scale developed by Bolin was used as a measure of degree of merger. Results of telephone interviews with librarians at fifteen institutions showed that less than 25% of the subject colleges had some form of merged operation. This figure was similar to reports in the literature. Those Ohio colleges reporting merged operations were all large or very large institutions. This finding did not fit with the literature, which associated merged operations with small institutions. Librarians were also asked about faculty status of librarians and academic characteristics of library operations. Thirteen colleges reported to an academic administrator, but two of three merged institutions reported to a non-academic administrator. Based on these findings, recommendations were made for further research. 2007-12-04 English text Wright State University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1196778482 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1196778482 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws.
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Computer Centers
Information Technology
Community Colleges
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Computer Centers
Information Technology
Community Colleges
Kaylor, Douglas
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title_full_unstemmed Library / IT Mergers in Ohio’s Public Two-Year Colleges: An Exploratory Study
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