Collaboration Resources
Last Modified: 21 March 2012
“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
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