Collaboration and the Academic Library: Internal and External, Local and Regional, National and International

Collaboration and the Academic Library: Internal and External, Local and Regional, National and International explores the considerable change that has affected universities and academic libraries in recent years. Given this complex and important context, it is clear that the academic library increasingly needs to operate in partnership with its users and other professionals and organizations to be successful in meeting the needs of its clientele. Academic librarians need to work closely with client groups so that services are relevant, and close partnerships with other professionals need to be forged to provide seamless services for users.

The book looks at all aspects of collaboration affecting academic libraries, both internally and externally, to help the reader understand future directions for collaborative activities in a complex and difficult working environment.

Considers collaboration issues affecting academic librariesCovers both internal and external collaborationProvides readers with direction for collaborative activitiesShows how academic librarians can work with client groups to keep services relevant

SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION 1. Introduction (Jeremy Atkinson)

SECTION 2: COLLABORATION, UNIVERSITIES AND THEIR LIBRARIES 2. Collaboration and academic libraries:  an overview and literature review (Jeremy Atkinson) 3. Universities, collaboration and competition: a senior manager perspective 4. General chapter on partnership and collaborative working 5. Technology and collaboration

SECTION 3: ACADEMIC LIBRARIES AND INTERNAL COLLABORATION 6. Collaboration within a large library service: librarians working together 7. Collaboration in a converged service 8. Working with faculties and embedding services 9. Working with students 10. Supporting research 11. Working with estates and architects on a new building or refurbishment, e.g. Learning Commons / Information Commons which would also involve collaboration with other support departments 

SECTION 4: ACADEMIC LIBRARIES AND LOCAL AND REGIONAL COLLABORATION 12. A UK librarian reflecting on their external collaboration  13. A non-UK librarian reflecting on their external collaboration 14. Non-UK regional collaboration case study 15. UK regional collaboration case study 16.  Joint use library case study 17. Shared collections

SECTION 5: ACADEMIC LIBRARIES AND NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION 18. UK organisation case study 19. Non-UK organisation case study 20. International collaboration case study

SECTION 6: REFLECTIONS 21. Reflections (Jeremy Atkinson)