Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-240) and index.
Contents:
Reflections on collaboration and academic libraries / Jeremy Atkinson. Taming the hydra : the need for effective consultation and collaboration in academic libraries / Aldwyn Cooper -- Institutional transformation through collaboration / Fiona Parsons -- Tyranny of distance : communities of practice at the University of Notre Dame Australia / Stephen McVey, Sophie Farrar -- Collaboration in a converged service : a case study from Cardiff Metropolitan University / Paul Riley -- Superconvergence at Sheffield Hallam University / Nuala Devlin -- Effective embedding : working with academic departments and online courses / Starr Hoffman -- Building an online copyright module : a case study in collaborative learning / Steven Yates, Melanie Thorn, Amy Han, Megan Deacon -- Digital capabilities framework for the University of Adelaide : an exercise in co-creation / Judith Bailey, Nel Duffield, Philippa Levy -- Supporting digital scholarship and the digital humanities : a collaboration on concept, space, and services between the library and the faculty of arts at the University of Melbourne / Donna McRostie, Leo Konstantelos -- Service design and co-design work at Aalto University Learning Centre / Eila Ramo -- Academic library and the research office : providing scholarly communications support at Imperial College London : a case study / Ruth Harrison -- One-team collaborative approach to research outputs collection, management, and reporting to deliver enhanced services to researchers and the university community / Cathryn Mahar, Susan Mikilewicz, Jenny Quilliam -- /implementation of ORCID by all major research institutions across New Zealand / Anne Scott, Helen Thomas -- National collaboration : the shared library management system in Wales / Tracey Stanley, Gareth Owen -- New audiences, new opportunities in a joint academic and public library : the Hive, University of Worcester, United Kingdom / Stephanie Allen, Janine Downes, Judith Keene -- Scottish Higher Education Digital Library (SHEDL) : successes, challenges, and the future / Alison Stevenson, Susan Ashworth, Jill Evans -- OCLC : enabling collaboration and innovation with and between academic libraries, nationally and internationally / Andrew K. Pace, Tom Storey -- Reflections on collaboration and academic libraries / Jeremy Atkinson.
Summary:
"Collaboration and the Academic Library: Internal and External, Local and Regional, National and International explores the considerable change that has affected universities and academic libraries in recent years. Given this complex and important context, it is clear that the academic library increasingly needs to operate in partnership with its users and other professionals and organizations to be successful in meeting the needs of its clientele. Academic librarians need to work closely with client groups so that services are relevant, and close partnerships with other professionals need to be forged to provide seamless services for users. The book looks at all aspects of collaboration affecting academic libraries, both internally and externally, to help the reader understand future directions for collaborative activities in a complex and difficult working environment.Considers collaboration issues affecting academic libraries. Covers both internal and external collaboration. Provides readers with direction for collaborative activities. Shows how academic librarians can work with client groups to keep services relevant"-- Provided by publisher.
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