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Collaboration Matters: A Quarterly Column, Nicole C. Engard Jan 2009

Collaboration Matters: A Quarterly Column, Nicole C. Engard

Collaborative Librarianship

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Collaborative Tools Used To Organize A Library Camp Unconference, Laura Crossett, Joseph R. Kraus, Steve Lawson Jan 2009

Collaborative Tools Used To Organize A Library Camp Unconference, Laura Crossett, Joseph R. Kraus, Steve Lawson

Collaborative Librarianship

From July to October, 2008, Laura Crossett, Joseph Kraus and Steve Lawson organized the Library Camp of the West (http://librarycampwest.pbwiki.com/). This was an unconference that took place on October 10, 2008 at the University of Denver. The authors used many technology tools to organize the event, such as email, wikis, blogs, two tools from Google, the Doodle scheduling Website, Flickr and more. This article will explain how they used those tools to prepare for the unconference.


Collaboration -- No Better Time For Libraries: An Interview With Dr. Camila Alire, President-Elect, 2008-2009, American Library Association Jan 2009

Collaboration -- No Better Time For Libraries: An Interview With Dr. Camila Alire, President-Elect, 2008-2009, American Library Association

Collaborative Librarianship

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Reviews Of Articles, Ivan Gaetz Jan 2009

Reviews Of Articles, Ivan Gaetz

Collaborative Librarianship

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Collaboration Matters, Nicole C. Engard Jan 2009

Collaboration Matters, Nicole C. Engard

Collaborative Librarianship

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Escaping The Island Of Lost Faculty: Collaboration As A Means Of Visibility, Anthony J. Fonseca, Van P. Viator Jan 2009

Escaping The Island Of Lost Faculty: Collaboration As A Means Of Visibility, Anthony J. Fonseca, Van P. Viator

Collaborative Librarianship

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Collaborative Librarianship: New Light On A Brilliant Concept, Ivan Gaetz Jan 2009

Collaborative Librarianship: New Light On A Brilliant Concept, Ivan Gaetz

Collaborative Librarianship

Libraries around the world have enjoyed a remarkable history of working together. The present contexts of collaboration in other sectors of society, of a growing literature on collaborative management theory and practice, of the Colorado experience in library collaboration, constitute fertile soil that nurtures new initiatives in collaboration. No Brief Candle provides perspectives on the importance of collaboration for libraries of the 21st century. The new journal, Collaborative Librarianship, builds on the great traditions of the past and seeks to promote library networking, cooperation and partnerships in new ways. Readers are invited to participate in this new venture


Coffee, Condiments And Collaboration, Ivan Gaetz Jan 2009

Coffee, Condiments And Collaboration, Ivan Gaetz

Collaborative Librarianship

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Tough Economic Times Call For More Library Cooperation: Report On A Wyoming And Colorado Alliance Conference, Jeffrey Bullington, Janet Lee Jan 2009

Tough Economic Times Call For More Library Cooperation: Report On A Wyoming And Colorado Alliance Conference, Jeffrey Bullington, Janet Lee

Collaborative Librarianship

On April 10, 2009, the Alliance, a consortium of academic, public and special libraries in Colorado and Wyoming, convened a conference on “Cooperation: How to Thrive Despite Reduced Funding.” Drawing on the expertise of national and state leaders in the fields of education and economics, conference participants heard from two keynote speakers about the changing environment of libraries and educational institutions. Referencing these changes, then, various local librarians explored ways collaboratively to advance library resources and services. An overview of these conference presentations perhaps may help libraries and their partners in other regions of the United States and elsewhere gain …


Collaboration The Open Source Way, Nicole C. Engard Jan 2009

Collaboration The Open Source Way, Nicole C. Engard

Collaborative Librarianship

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