Being digital: opportunities for collaboration in academic libraries

Being digital: opportunities for collaboration in academic libraries

Fiona Parsons,Director of Academic SupportUniversity of Wolverhampton

Reasons not toMiscommunication

AssumptionsFear

Reasons toDeeper – further – stronger

The sum = greater than the parts

Leverages greater capital

It can take you to unexpected places

It can be fun!

Types of collaborationLocal

Institutional

Regional

National

International

Global

Sectoral

Cross-sectoral

Professional

Inter-professional

Formal

Informal

… and so on …

Local

University of Wolverhampton

‘The Digital Campus is a connected campus without boundaries, accessible however, and whenever is applicable. ‘

It’s about connecting people to people, people to places, and places to places.

Culture, Services & Infrastructure

Digital Campus: Foundation Projects

Digital Campus:Foundation

Projects

Regional

Mercian Collaboration

Growth of a collaborationBe Proactive

Begin with the End in Mind

Put First Things First

Think Win-Win

Seek First to Understand, Then to be Understood

Synergize

Sharpen the Saw

From independence

To interdependence

Covey: ‘7 habits’

Global

OCLC

Global

"OCLC has been, for many decades, THE network to belong to : pragmatic, efficient, user-oriented, high-tech, based upon deep and strong values, professional and ethical as well." Guy Cobolet, Delegate EMEA Regional Council Bibliothèque interuniversitaire de Santé, Paris (Interacademic Library on Health, Paris

Membership organisation

Diversity and cultural

differences

Community approach

Global, cross-sectoral

IngredientsOpportunity

Shared vision and values

Commitment

Shared goals

Shared skills

Common pressures

Desire to solve (common) problems

Skills & behavioursAccountability

Resilience

Expertise

Flexibility

Respect for difference

Confidence

Thank you