Strategies & Partnerships: Insights to Build Collaborative Collections, Part One
Scope
Collaborative collection development is a multifaceted process that requires navigating the intricacies of collaboration, partnerships with publishers and vendors, as well as a keen understanding of what is necessary to optimize its benefits for all stakeholders. This two-part series will delve into effective strategies, case studies, and contemplations pertaining to sustainability, management, resource access, impact and preservation. Focused on the immediate opportunities and challenges that must be navigated between libraries and publishers, the in-depth conversation will provide practical knowledge and skills necessary to develop and maintain a successful collaborative collection.
Confirmed speakers include Rick Anderson, University Librarian, Brigham Young University, Emma Heet, Associate Dean of Collection Services, Loyola University Chicago, Russell Michalak, Library Director, Goldey-Beacom College, and Boaz Nadav-Manes, University Librarian, Lehigh University.
The program is being coordinated by NISO Education Committee Member Russell Michalak.
Event Sessions
Speakers
This event was moderated by Russell Michalak, Library Director, Goldey-Beacom College.
In anticipation of this event, the following questions were posed to the panel as a basis for discussion…
What strategies have you found most effective for sustaining collaborative collection development partnerships?
- Identifying partners and building partnerships?
- Working with pre-determined partners?
When should collaboration collections end?
You both have mentioned the importance of interpersonal relationships? Could you describe an experience from your work? “Organizations don’t collaborate, people do.”
- How to make collaborations sustainable beyond specific people?
What are some business implications of collaborative partnerships that should be acknowledged and considered?
Where does the collaboration begin and end within the library infrastructure?
Can anyone share a successful case study that illustrates effective resource management in a collaborative collection project?
How do you balance the need for broad resource access with maintaining the quality and relevance of collections?
What are some of the significant challenges you've encountered in working with multiple stakeholders, and how did you address them?
What innovative preservation practices have you implemented or observed to ensure long-term access to collaboratively developed collections?
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