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New Report "Beyond the Silos of the
LAMs"
The RLG Programs at OCLC group has just issued a really helpful
and illuminating report on collaboration and convergence among
museums, libraries and archives, with a strong focus on case studies
in university settings, and on incentives and environmental and
organizational factors that can facilitate and advance such
collaborations. This report is part of a broader program that is
briefly described in the announcement from OCLC, which I have
reproduced below.
The report can be found at
No comment on the title of the report.
Clifford Lynch
Director, CNI
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Dear Colleagues,
I'd like to alert you that our latest
publication, a report on library, archive and museum collaboration by
our contractor Diane Zorich and Program Officers Günter Waibel and
Ricky Erway is now available on the RLG Programs Web site. "Beyond
the Silos of the LAMs - Collaboration among Libraries, Archives, and
Museums" (.pdf: 334K/59 pp.) highlights lessons learned from five
LAM workshops held at RLG Partner institutions in the US and the UK,
and contains information about inspiring collaborative projects in
campus environments. The bulk of the report, however, is dedicated to
the catalysts which allow collaboration to thrive. These insights
should be helpful to anyone who is trying to foster deeper working
relationships.
Next year, you'll have the opportunity to hear
from many of the workshop participants in person. The Committee on
Archives, Libraries and Museums (CALM) has endorsed a series of panel
presentations at ALA, SAA and AAM during 2009, which will give
workshop participants from University of Edinburgh, Princeton
University, the Smithsonian Institution, the Victoria and Albert
Museum, and Yale University a platform to share the progress their
institutions have made in aligning the efforts of their collecting
units to provide a better experience for their respective
audiences.
Questions or comments regarding this report can
be directed to Günter Waibel, Program Officer, at waibelg@oclc.org. Please also get
in touch with Günter if you'd like to be added to our library,
archive, museum collaboration mailing list.
Best regards,
Melissa
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Melissa Renspie
Senior Communications Officer, RLG
Programs
OCLC Programs and Research
6565 Kilgour Place
Dublin, OH 43017-3395
Phone: (614) 761-5231
FAX: (614) 718-7585
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