Gnter Waibel

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Libraries, Archives and MuseumsA workshop to
further dialog and collaboration among libraries,
archives and museums.Hosted by RLG Programs
Presentation Location
12 December 2007

• Günter Waibel
• Program Officer, RLG Programs
• Ricky Erway
• Program Officer, RLG Programs
• Diane Zorich
• Cultural Heritage Consultant

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Story Time
A short history of libraries, archives and
museums
NYPL Digital Library. Rivington Branch, Story
Hour A Girl's Club Listening to a Story of
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First One for AllCabinets of Curiosity
Less democratic Less economic More integrated
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Then One for EachLibraries, Archives and Museums
More democratic More economic Less integrated
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Now One for All (Again)

• Library Archive Museum LAM

Most democratic Most economic Most integrated
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Now One for All?
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Lets not miss this opportunity!
Most democratic Most economic Most integrated
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Musing about Collaboration
The Pep-Talk!
Online Archive of California / Bancroft Library.
Tate, Sid (Photographer). Professor David Hackett
talking to his class. BANC PIC 1959.010 -- NEG
pt.3 12-02-64.4
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Invisible Collaboration
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Visible Collaboration
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LAM Collaboration
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LAM Collaboration

• Collaboration
• Benefits all parties
• Provides a compelling compromise
• Acknowledges limitations, builds on strengths

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Tools for Our Conversation
Ideas to revisit during our discussions
NYPL Digital Library. Ford Motor Company Special
tool. Digital Image ID 1163444
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Tool 1 Finding Common Functions

• Cross-community appeal
• Functions which appear in all three communities
• e.g. physical preservation of rare and unique
  materials
• Common denominator
• Functions which can be generalized to a common
  set of needs
• e.g. broad access to digital surrogates of rare
  and unique materials
• Currently out-of-reach
• Functions which are desired, yet not effectively
  or economically fulfilled by individual
  institutions
• e.g. preservation of digital surrogates

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Tool 2 The Collaboration Continuum
Generosity of trust, time, resources, compromise
Results are long term, transformative, liberating
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Tool 3 Levers for Change
Law
Market
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Tool 3 Levers for Change
Mandate
Funding
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Together, lets

• seize this moment
• be inspired
• use your tools
• get started!

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Thank You!

• Questions?