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How to be an attractive life project partner

Discover examples and advice for success in international collaborative projects from William J. Kopycki, Field Director at the Library of Congress Cairo Overseas Office. Learn about offering and seeking support, mutual benefits, raising awareness, and building partnerships towards institutional goals. Be proactive in communications and explore useful resources to enhance collaborations.

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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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