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Cross-institutional collaboration…. Creating Knowledge IV 2006 Copenhagen Denmark Birgitta Hansson Örebro University Library Sweden. Örebro University. 15 000 students 1 300 staff Multidisciplinary 80 programs 800 courses. The University Library.
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Cross-institutional collaboration… Creating Knowledge IV 2006 Copenhagen Denmark Birgitta Hansson Örebro University Library Sweden
Örebro University 15 000 students 1 300 staff Multidisciplinary 80 programs 800 courses
1. The role of the librarian2. Strategies for cross- institutional collaboration3. Examples4. Theories of cross- institutional collaboration
1.1 The role of the librarian • Do you like changes and developmental challanges? • Do you like team-work? • Do you like the long-time perspective? • Are you willing to change your point of view?
1.2 The role of the librarian • What is my responsibility and what authority have I got? • What am I interested in working with • What competence do I need to be able to work with these things
2. Strategies for cross- institutional collaboration • Increase your knowledge about the education programs and your partners • Participate in making the faculty staff increase their knowledge and experiences of the library resources • Work with empirical investigations and curriculum development
Example 1 Curriculum development Student thesis
Example 2 Empirical investigation Curriculum development National investigation
Example 3 Curriculum development Teamwork Rhetoric Centre & Center of Information Literacy and Library Didactics
4. Theories of cross- institutional collaboration • Supportive management • Specific goals • Enough resources • Identification and action plan for handling differences/difficulties
Summary • The role of the librarian • Strategies of cross-institutional collaboration • Theories about cross-institutional collaboration
Conclusion Strategic cross-institutional collaboration is necessary to fulfill the students rights to become information literate
References • Danermark, Berth. Samverkan – himmel eller helvete. Gothia 2000 • Danermark, Berth. Samverkan – en fråga om makt. 2004 • Danielsen, Marie & Hansson, Birgitta. Nya studerandegrupper – nya utmaningar. Tidskrift för dokumentation 59(2004) 3 • Hansson, Birgitta & Rimsten, Olle. Someone else´s job : Måluppfyllelse av 1 kap. 9 § högskolelagen avseende studenters informationskompetens. BIBSAM/Örebro universitet 2005 • Hansson, Birgitta & Rimsten, Olle. Utbildning i samverkan Informationskompetens vid Örebro universitet. Öre bro 2003