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This was not a merger. A merger implies some agency on both sides. This was totally one-sided and involuntary. Nope it wasn't a merger. Since you like business terms, I'd call it a hostile take-over. Sam Trosow On 07/14/12, charles curran <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > > > > With respect to St. Catherine's joining business, I think the saying: It All Depends applies. > > On one hand, a revered library educator intones, "Business does not cooperate; they absorb." > > On the other hand, a growing and convincing body of research demonstrates that public libraries, for example, can have a positive impact on local economics/business. It's the "they visited the library and also bought a shirt or or ate lunch at a local establishment" observation. > > The kinds of business models that may apply are not based solely on circulation statistics or reference questions answered; the kinds that apply may help demonstrate economic impact. > > Good things can happen as a result of mergers. It all depends. We need to observe on WHAT it depends. > > > Chuck Curran > SLIS, USC > [log in to unmask] > 803 777 6632 > > > From: Gretchen Whitney <[log in to unmask]> > To: [log in to unmask] > Sent: Friday, July 13, 2012 7:17 PM > Subject: MLIS program reallignment at St. Catherine's University (fwd) > > > Rec'd with a technical glitch. --gw > > Just wondering what folks on jESSE think of this recent announcement: > > http://libraryjuicepress.com/blog/?p=3481 > > Bernie Sloan > Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2012 00:31:15 -0400 > From: B.G. Sloan <[log in to unmask]> > > > <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> > Gretchen Whitney, PhD, Retired > School of Information Sciences > University of Tennessee, Knoxville TN 37996 USA [log in to unmask] > http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/ > jESSE:http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/jesse.html > SIGMETRICS:http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/sigmetrics.html > <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2012 00:31:15 -0400 > > > > > > > > > > -- Samuel E. Trosow, Associate Professor University of Western Ontario Faculty of Information & Media Studies / Faculty of Law 259 North Campus Bldg. London, Ontario N6A 5B7 (519) 661-2111 x88498 [log in to unmask] http://samtrosow.wordpress.com twitter: @strosow "Fair dealing for the purpose of research, private study, education, parody or satire does not infringe copyright." It's the law -- let's start using it!