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How to be an attractive life project partner

How to be an attractive life project partner. Examples and advice success for international cooperative projects. William J. Kopycki Field Director Library of Congress Cairo Overseas Office wkopycki@loc.gov. Successful collaborations in the US. The door of opportunity….

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How to be an attractive life project partner

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  1. How to be an attractive life project partner Examples and advice success for international cooperative projects William J. Kopycki Field Director Library of Congress Cairo Overseas Office wkopycki@loc.gov

  2. Successful collaborations in the US

  3. The door of opportunity…

  4. Consider the mutual benefits • What do you have to offer? • What can a potential partner do to help? • How do you both benefit?

  5. Support from the highest levels • Raise awareness and build support from your library’s overseers (ministry of culture, university administration, etc.) • Partnership should contribute towards a tangible institutional goal

  6. Offer “in-kind” or matching funding

  7. Be proactive in your communications

  8. Useful links • OACIS/AMEEL http://www.library.yale.edu/ameel • Islamic Manuscripts at Michigan http://www.lib.umich.edu/islamic • Afghanistan Digital Library http://afghanistandl.nyu.edu/ • Middle East Librarians Association http://www.mela.us

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