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To be or not to be together: is there a choice?

To be or not to be together: is there a choice?. A presentation for IATUL2004 by Elena Macevi č i ū t ė Swedish School for Library and Information Science elena.maceviciute@hb.se. The goal of the paper: to reflect on the reasons, ways and ends of regional co-operation of libraries.

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To be or not to be together: is there a choice?

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  1. To be or not to be together: is there a choice? A presentation for IATUL2004 by Elena Macevičiūtė Swedish School for Library and Information Science elena.maceviciute@hb.se

  2. The goal of the paper: to reflect on the reasons, ways and ends of regional co-operation of libraries • The development of library co-operation levels and forms • The incentives and inhibitors of library co-operation in general and regional co-operation in particular • The place and role of regional library co-operation in the overall co-operation activities throughout the library world and society

  3. Region: • a. An administrative division of a city or district • b. A relatively large subdivision of a country for economic, administrative, or cultural purposes that frequently implies an alternative system to centralized organization • c. An area of the world made up of neighbouring countries that, from an international point of view, are considered socially, economically, or politically interdependent(OED, 2004)

  4. “Co-operation: The action of co-operating, i.e. of working together towards the same end, purpose, or effect; joint operation” “Collaboration: United labour, co-operation; esp. in literary, artistic, or scientific work” “Coordination: Harmonious combination of agents or functions towards the production of a result” (OED, 2004) Definitions:

  5. Outline typology of library co-operation(Wilson, 1975)

  6. Development of library co-operation

  7. Drivers Technology Financial situation Ease of access for users to resources Demands of international organisations Inhibitors Institutional independence Fragmentation of systems Institutional rivalry Resistance to change Drivers and inhibitors to the regional library co-operation

  8. Success factors in library co-operation • a shared vision and philosophy; • a well-focused organisation; • perceived cost-effectiveness; • accessibility of the network’s resources through local nodes; • staff skills, attitudes and commitment; • the quality of response provided; • the depth and range of resources available; • network visibility and the image projected to the outside world. • an ability to adapt over time. (Buckley, 1999)

  9. “The best reading for the largest number at the lowest cost” (Dewey, 1906)

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