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Building Bridges

Collaboration Within and Beyond the Academic Library

  • 1st Edition - January 31, 2006
  • Latest edition
  • Authors: Anne Langley, Edward Gray, K T L Vaughan
  • Language: English

Intended for academic libraries, this book covers all aspects of collaboration. Technology has increased the need for, and the ability to, collaborate at work; the first part of… Read more

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Description

Intended for academic libraries, this book covers all aspects of collaboration. Technology has increased the need for, and the ability to, collaborate at work; the first part of the book contains a discussion of: the basic how's and why's of collaboration; building an environment where collaboration can flourish; descriptions and how-to's for using technology tools which aid and enhance the collaborative process; a process of how to get started in collaborative projects; and how to manage them once you begin. The second section of the book presents real-life case studies of collaboration in academic libraries followed by discussions of how each project worked (or not) and why.

Key features

  • Describes in detail how to get collaborative projects off the ground and running, and how to manage them for the long-term
  • Guides the reader through the technology that they can use to enhance their collaborative efforts
  • Provides case-studies of real-life examples of collaboration projects

Readership

Librarians and informational professionals

Table of contents

Why collaborate?; Building foundations for collaboration; Technology tools for collaborations; Getting started; Evaluation: Why and how; Peer collaboration; Librarian and faculty collaboration; Internal collaboration; External collaboration.

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: January 31, 2006
  • Language: English

About the authors

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Anne Langley

Anne Langley is Co-ordinator of the Science and Engineering Libraries and Head of the Chemistry Library at Duke University, USA and has worked in academic libraries for over 18 years.
Affiliations and expertise
Princeton University

EG

Edward Gray

Edward Gray is the Public Services Librarian for the Biological and Environmental Sciences Library at Duke University.
Affiliations and expertise
Duke University, USA

KV

K T L Vaughan

K. T. L. Vaughan is the Librarian for Bioinformatics and Pharmacy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Health Sciences Library, USA.
Affiliations and expertise
University of North Carolina, USA

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