librarian roles transformed: collaborations in multi-campus and online environments
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Presented at GaCOMO14 by Rebecca Rose, University of North Georgia and Sofia Slutskaya, Georgia Perimeter College.TRANSCRIPT
Librarian Roles Transformed: Collaborations in Multi-Campus and Online Environments
Rebecca Rose, University of North GeorgiaSofia Slutskaya, Georgia Perimeter State College
New communication and collaboration technologies have spawned new styles of work, communication and coordination.
We are all familiar with Google Docs, chat, texting, and so forth.
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Why collaborate online?
Successful Collaboration Requires:
• Supportive Leadership• In-depth orientation
and training• Strategic Integration of
Technology• Flexibility
Difficult to identify interested/compatible partners for projects-
Who is interested in working with me on X? Who is already working on X and how to I approach them?
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Seeking Suitable Partnerships
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Different Work Styles May Lead To…
• Conferences and Workshops • Institutes• Institutional structures that encourage interdisciplinary collaboration• Professional organizations and listserves - like GLA.• Networking with peers and colleagues• Committees
Opportunities
Use of TechnologyName of Technology Uses
Google DriveDropboxSharePoint
File sharing for• Collection development• Schedules• Statistics
Virtual ref. tools (Meebo, Library H3lp)
Instant communication
Wikis, LibGuides Centralized hub of information (available for external and internal projects ); outreach tool
LMS (D2L) Delivery and tracking of eContent; supplement/replacement for in person meetings; training tool.
Online meeting tools (Blackboard Collaborate, Wimba, Lync, Google Hangouts)
Supplement/replacement for in person meetings
Project management tools (Trello, OneDrive)
Combines functionalities of file sharing with assigning tasks, monitoring progress towards completion of a goal
Drawing tools (Scribblar, Cacoo)
Ability to collaboratively design workflows, organizational chats, etc.
Free Tools
Advantages Disadvantages
• Free• Familiar/ don’t require additional
training• Facilitate collaboration across
institutions• Cloud-based• Apps for mobile devices are often
available, can be shared across different devices
• Not always very secure• Not supported by institutional IT• Some institutions might have
policies against use of these tools • Content is perishable
Fee Based Tools
Advantages Disadvantages
• More features;• Institutional IT support;• In many cases does not require
creating special account (same institutional user name/password for all products)
• Not easily shareable across institutions
• Availability depends on funding• Content is perishable
Collaborations Using LibGuides:
Community EventsFestivalsContestsEvent Photo SharingUniversity and Campus Wide SymposiumsCross Disciplinary ProjectsCommittees Storehouse: department, college-wide, beyondCommunities of Practice
Community Events
Contests
Event Photo Sharing
Symposiums
Cross- Disciplinary Projects
Committee Projects- Campus, University, & BeyondExample 1: College-Wide Committee Project
Example 2: Minutes and Documents for College-Wide, Departmental Committee
Tools:
And a few more….
Other uses for Trello….
References
Austin, A. E., & Baldwin, R. G. (1991). Faculty collaboration: Enhancing the quality of scholarship and teaching. ASHE-ERIC Higher Education Report , 7. Retrieved from http://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED346805.
Birnholtz, J., Guha, S., Yuan, Y., Gay, G., & Heller, C, (2013).Cross-campus collaboration: A scientometric and network case study of
publication activity across two campuses of a single institution. Journal Of The American Society For Information Science And Technology, 64(1):162–172.
Bottorff, T., Glaser, R., Todd, A., & Alderman, B. (2008). Branching out: Communication and collaboration among librarians at
multi- campus institutions. Journal of Library Administration, 48(3/4)348- 363.
Who’d want to work in a team? (2003). Nature, 424(6944), 1–1. doi:10.1038/424001a