Overview

Research libraries have a tradition of innovative collaborations. However, as the pace of change increases, the need for new kinds of collaborations and conceptions of working cooperatively grows increasingly apparent.

Resources

From ARL's 154th ARL Membership Meeting: Transformational Times

• Panel: Redefining Libraries as Multi-Institutional Entities (Carole Moore, Toronto; Wendy Lougee, Minnesota; Anne Kenney, Cornell; Kevin Guthrie, Ithaka)

• Concurrent Sessions: Consolidating and Collaborating with Other Libraries for Local Delivery of Services

  • Paula Kaufman, Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • Paul Courant, Michigan
  • Jim Michalko, RLG Programs/OCLC
  • Brian Schottlaender, California, San Diego
  • Jim Neal, Columbia University
  • Anne Kenney, Cornell University

• Concurrent Sessions: Options for Library Discovery Tools (Lynne O’Brien, Duke; Betsy Wilson and Jennifer Ward, Washington; and Bob Gerrity, Boston College)

• Briefing Session: Research Library Roles in Digital Repository Services (Carole Moore, Toronto)

• Panel: Strategic Directions for OCLC (Larry Alford, Jennifer Younger, Betsy Wilson, Sandra Yee, Brian Schottlaender, Jim Neal, Carol Mandel)

Additional Resources

• Approaching an Entity Crisis: Reconceiving Research Libraries in a Multi-institutional Context - Webcast, Anne R. Kenney, 2009 OCLC Distinguished Seminar Series

• No Brief Candle: Reconceiving Research Libraries for the 21st Century [PDF], CLIR Research Publication 142

  • Essay by Paul Courant