“Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success.” – Henry Ford

Web Resources:

• WebJunction's Partnerships & Collaboration topic area
• TechSoup for Libraries Resources: Effectively Collaborating with Other Libraries and Partners and Communication and Partnerships - Tools
• Library Collaboration: What makes it Work? by Murray Shepherd
• 8 things to know about collaboration from Reflections on Knowledge Management and Organizational Innovation
• Collaborative Librarianship  A quarterly online journal on the topic Articles include (available as PDFs):
  • Collaboration: The Big Picture An interview with the journal’s founder Gayle Dendinger v.1, No. 3 (2009)
  • Collaboration Matters by Nicole Engard v.1, No. 3 (2009)
  • An Iconoclast’s View of Collaboration: an interview with Stephen Abram v.1, No. 4 (2009)
  • Tough Economic Times Call for More Library Cooperation: Report on a Wyoming and Colorado Alliance Conference v.1, No. 4 (2009)
• Collaborative Solutions Newsletters from Tom Wolff  & Associates: Summer 2005 and Fall 2004
• Partnerships: A Critical Element for Libraries by Jessica Dorr, Martha Choe and Kara Hannigan, IFLA 2005
• Creating Successful Literacy Partnerships from Florida Libraries and Literacy,

Print Resources:

• Librarians as Community Partners: An Outreach Handbook Edited by Carol Smallwood, Published by ALA
• Collaboration for a Change: Definitions, Decision-making models, Roles, and Collaboration Process Guide. By Arthur T. Himmelman (see for info on requesting in this Collaborative Solutions Newsletter)
• Collaboration: What Makes It Work, 2nd Edition: A Review of Research Literature on Factors Influencing Successful Collaboration, Amherst H. Wilder Foundation

Webinars:

• Infopeople webinar: George and Joan on Partnerships and Collaborations in Tough Times 
  

Success stories

• Library collaboration expands and translates job search skills training (Pima County, AZ)
• Ten Examples of Successful Library Collaborative Projects
• Library Partnerships with Workforce Agencies