From Cooperation to Collaboration: Toward a Framework for Deepening Library Partnerships. Issue 5 (3rd July 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Saunders, Laura; Corning, Sean
• Is Part Of: Journal of library administration. Volume 60:Issue 5(2020)
• Page Start: 453
• Page End: 469
• Publication Date: 2020-07-03
• Subjects: Academic libraries -- collaboration -- partnerships -- public libraries; Library administration -- Periodicals; 025.1
• DOI: 10.1080/01930826.2020.1729623
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0193-0826

Abstract

Abstract: Librarians are encouraged to collaborate in their work, but examples in LIS literature suggests the term "collaboration" is applied to a range of activities that vary widely in terms of interaction, resource-sharing, cooperative planning, and cooperative service delivery. Collaboration has been studied in other fields but remains largely unexplored beyond case studies in LIS. Through a series of focus groups with librarians and a range of potential community partners, this research identified barriers to collaboration and factors that enable successful partnerships, resulting in a general framework that could act as a guide to planning and developing deep collaborations.