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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