RLG Programs Collaboration on the LAM: Insights into Library, Archive, and Museum Interaction at Five Institutions Ricky Erway, RLG Program Officer OCLC Programs and Research Panel: “You Say You Want a Revolution… Combining Archives, Museums, and Libraries” SAA Annual Meeting San Francisco, CA August 28, 2008
RLG Programs Collaboration on the LAM- Ricky Erway SAA Annual Meeting, August 29, Context
RLG Programs Collaboration on the LAM- Ricky Erway SAA Annual Meeting, August 29,
RLG Programs Collaboration on the LAM- Ricky Erway SAA Annual Meeting, August 29, Process Contracted with facilitator Received input from thought leaders Polled institutions for interest Selected 5 for workshops Had conference calls with others Follow-up with others
RLG Programs Collaboration on the LAM- Ricky Erway SAA Annual Meeting, August 29, Criteria for visit Ls, As, and Ms within single organization Commitment to LAM integration Motivated professionals Some LAM integration Interest beyond established activity Project-specific desires Availability for visit during project timeframe Diversity in sample Bring together the right people
RLG Programs Collaboration on the LAM- Ricky Erway SAA Annual Meeting, August 29, The Workshop
RLG Programs Collaboration on the LAM- Ricky Erway SAA Annual Meeting, August 29,
RLG Programs Collaboration on the LAM- Ricky Erway SAA Annual Meeting, August 29, The Vision Ubiquitous access Move from physical to virtual world Single search Multiple paths Easy navigation Digital work environment Experimentation sandboxes Cultural commons Social tagging Centralized services Boundaries blend Pooled expertise
RLG Programs Collaboration on the LAM- Ricky Erway SAA Annual Meeting, August 29, A Sampling of Projects Comprehensive photo digitization “Federation of Collections” “The Ground Floor project” Single search across all collections “OneStore” for asset management
RLG Programs Collaboration on the LAM- Ricky Erway SAA Annual Meeting, August 29, Findings – We need all the help we can get Trust Vision Mandate Incentives Change Agents Mooring Resources Flexibility External Catalysts
RLG Programs Collaboration on the LAM- Ricky Erway SAA Annual Meeting, August 29, Finale Artist: Nessa Smith
RLG Programs Collaboration on the LAM- Ricky Erway SAA Annual Meeting, August 29, Resources LAM report will be at Blog Web Ricky Erway Thanks to Günter Waibel and Diane Zorich