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Potential collaborations

Abstract:

This chapter presents strategies for determining the best collaborators to include within or adjacent to the library building. Examples of successful and failed collaborations including writing centers, centers for teaching excellence, student advisement, and information technology and digital media initiatives provide an understanding of key factors such as identifying the primary service(s) and clientele, expected service hours, fiscal support, staffing, and the sharing of common space when developing partnerships. Good design will consider the logistics of collaboration between various library and related academic services including service points; technology purchase, upgrades and maintenance; as well ...

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