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Integration and Innovation in Libraries, Archives, and Museums: A Path to Collaboration

Explore insights into interaction among libraries, archives, and museums at prestigious institutions. Learn about experiments, challenges, and successful projects in the LAM field. Discover the importance of trust, vision, and incentives for collaborative success.

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Integration and Innovation in Libraries, Archives, and Museums: A Path to Collaboration

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  1. Collaboration on the LAM:  Insights into Library, Archive, and Museum Interaction at Five Institutions Ricky Erway, RLG Program Officer OCLC Programs and Research Panel: “You Say You Want a Revolution… Combining Archives, Museums, and Libraries” SAA Annual Meeting San Francisco, CA August 28, 2008

  2. Context

  3. Process • Contracted with facilitator • Received input from thought leaders • Polled institutions for interest • Selected 5 for workshops • Had conference calls with others • Follow-up with others

  4. Criteria for visit • Ls, As, and Ms within single organization • Commitment to LAM integration • Motivated professionals • Some LAM integration • Interest beyond established activity • Project-specific desires • Availability for visit during project timeframe • Diversity in sample • Bring together the right people

  5. The Workshop

  6. The Vision Experimentation sandboxes Ubiquitous access Digital work environment Single search Cultural commons Multiple paths Boundaries blend Move from physical to virtual world Easy navigation Social tagging Pooled expertise Centralized services

  7. A Sampling of Projects • Comprehensive photo digitization • “Federation of Collections” • “The Ground Floor project” • Single search across all collections • “OneStore” for asset management

  8. Findings – We need all the help we can get • Trust • Vision • Mandate • Incentives • Change Agents • Mooring • Resources • Flexibility • External Catalysts

  9. Finale Artist: Nessa Smith

  10. Resources • LAM report will be at http://www.oclc.org/programs/publications/reports.htm • Blog http://hangingtogether.org/ • Web www.oclc.org/programs • Ricky Erway erwayr@oclc.org • Thanks to Günter Waibel and Diane Zorich

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