CooperateCollaborate

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• Cooperate/Collaborate
  
• Thrive and Survive
• Connie Kearns McCarthy
• Dean of University Libraries
  May 9, 2007

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• Cooperation. People or entities working together
  with commonly agreed upon goals possibly
  methods.
• Goldsmith, 1762. It is difficult to induce
  a number of free beings to co-operate for their
  mutual benefit.
• Collaboration. Working in conjunction with
  another or others especially in a literary or
  artistic production.
• Source OED

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And your Library?

• One example of a cooperative effort or project
  your library is involved in.
• Name one cooperative organization that your
  library belongs to.

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Library History

• TRLN Collection Development 1930s.
• CRL Midwest Inter-Library Center deposit
  library 1949.
• ASERL Inter-institutional research sharing
  other collaborative efforts. 1956.

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Library History (cont.)

• OCLC Pioneer in electronic cooperation. Ohio
  libraries 1967, beyond Ohio 1977.
• SOLINET Not for profit library cooperative.
  1973.
• VIVA and GALILEO State funded electronic
  resources. Mid 90s.

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Why Collaborate Today?

• Historical Needs Cataloging
• Collection Access ILL, Knowledge of collection
  location
• Share Resources expertise, equipment, , space
• Improve services and support
• Appeal of cooperation to funding entities

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Benefits

• Sense of Community
• Build network of colleagues with expertise
• Positive impact on public relations, marketing
• Building trust for cooperative ventures

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Drawbacks

• Many layers of cooperation
• Conflicting priorities
• Costs of participation money and staff

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Cooperative Efforts that Still Need Work

• Cooperative storage
• Preservation
• Integration of museum communities

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Where to seek partners for collaboration?

• Local Campus (IT, Academic depts.)
• City Williamsburg Research Libraries (WRL)
• Regional and State
• National
• International

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• Go Forth and Collaborate!

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Glossary

• ASERL Association of Southeastern Research
  Libraries
• CRL Center for Research Libraries
• GALILEO Georgia Library Learning Online
• OCLC (historical Ohio College Library
  Corporation)
• SOLINET Southeastern Library Network
• TRLN Triangle Research Library Network
• VIVA Virtual Library of Virginia