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DEN, 9 december 2008, Diane M. Zorich, Rotterdam
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9 December 2008
Diane M. ZorichCultural Heritage Consultant
Going Outside to Get InsideLibrary, Archive, and Museum Collaboration
DEN Annual Conference
Rotterdam
Our journey starts with….Our journey starts with….
In the Beginning: Cabinets of CuriosityIn the Beginning: Cabinets of Curiosity
Less democratic • Less economic • More integrated
Then: Libraries, Archives and MuseumsThen: Libraries, Archives and Museums
More democratic • More economic • Less integrated
Now: One for AllNow: One for All
Most democratic • Most economic • Most integrated
Now: One for All?Now: One for All?
Collaboration Among Libraries, Archives and Museums (LAMs)Collaboration Among Libraries, Archives and Museums (LAMs)
www.oclc.org/programs/publications/reports/2008-05.pdf
AssumptionsAssumptions
• LAMs have commonalities
• Collections …..Needs…..Functions
• LAMs housed in a larger parent organization more likely to collaborate
• The online world is a driving factor
• Time for action!
GoalsGoals
• To explore the nature of LAM collaborations• How are they created and sustained?
• To help LAMs be more productive• What common functions could be integrated to achieve greater
efficiencies?
• To help LAMs create environments more in line with user expectations
Collaboration ContinuumCollaboration Continuum
Additive Transformative
Qualitative MethodologyQualitative Methodology
• Background research
• Discussions with thought leaders
• Discussions with LAMs who are at the beginning of the Collaboration Continuum
• Workshops with LAMs who are at the midpoint of the Collaboration Continuum
WorkshopsWorkshops
Princeton University
Smithsonian Institution
Yale University
University of Edinburgh
Victoria and Albert Museum
Their VisionTheir Vision
Boundaries blendExperimentation sandboxes
Ubiquitous access
Centralized services
Cultural commonsSingle search
Pooled expertise
Digital work environment
Some of the ProjectsSome of the Projects
• Comprehensive digitization of photograph collections
• A “Federation of Collections”
• Exploration of federated search models (“single search” across collections)
• “One Store” for digital assets
Will these projects succeed?
Collaboration CatalystsCollaboration Catalysts
Factors and circumstances that make it more likely for collaborations to succeed
Vision --- Mandate --- Incentives --- Change Agents Mooring --- Resources --- Flexibility
External Catalysts --- Trust
Catalyst: VisionCatalyst: Vision
Collaborations must be embedded in a larger vision shared by all
Vision of St Bridget Late 14th century. MS. M.498, f.4v.�
Catalyst: MandateCatalyst: Mandate
“I’m… looking for a few really good ideas that will help us advance the mission and take [us] forward. [If you] come up with a really, creative innovative vision that is at the intersection of these institutions and will help our mission, and you help me frame it, I’m more than ready to … carry it forward.”
- Senior official RLG LAM workshop site
Catalyst: IncentivesCatalyst: Incentives
Some examples:
• Promotion
• Salaries
• Public and peer recognition
Catalyst: MooringCatalyst: Mooring
© Michael Maggs
A home base, such as ..
• Administrative unit
• Committee
• Integrated department
Catalyst: FlexibilityCatalyst: Flexibility
Professionals who understand collections issues in libraries, archives and museums…
Possible Next StepsPossible Next Steps
• Longitudinal study of projects proposed at the workshop sites
• Collaborations among “standalone” LAMs
• Comparative studies
• the sciences, academic humanities
Going OutsideGoing Outside
You are here
Your users are here
and here
Transformational Change through CollaborationTransformational Change through Collaboration
AcknowledgementsAcknowledgements
• RLG Programs/OCLC
Especially my colleagues and co-authors:
• Günter Waibel, Program Officer
• Ricky Erway, Senior Program Officer
• The many professionals who participated in the RLG LAM workshops and discussions