1. Collaboration and ETDs Institutional and International Strategies ETD 2003 Joan K. Lippincott Coalition for Networked Information

2. Collaboration and ETDs n Opportunities n What collaboration means n Collaboration within institutions n Collaborative project strategies for NDLTD n Collaboration beyond NDLTD

3. Why Collaboration? n Expertise in aspects of the digital environment n Pooling of resources

4. A different type of interaction which involves “people who realize that they can’t do it all by themselves. They need insights, comments, questions, and ideas from others. They accept and respect the fact that other perspectives can add value to their own.” Schrage, 1990

5. Collaboration and digital projects n Digital course content n Digital library resources n Delivery of services n Development of policies

6. What is collaboration? n NOT an “exchange” relationship

7. Collaborations involve: n Shared goals n Common vision n Shared vocabulary

8. Two views of an ETD progam n Have staff scan n Implement now n Increase university visibility n Teach students to write and submit ETDs n Implement soon n Develop electronic authors

9. In a collaboration... n Each contributes resources n Partners acknowledge and value contributions n Partners develop a clear process n Group and individual accountability

10. Opportunities and barriers n Common environment n Range of skills n Collegial environment n Each has resources n Departmental loyalties n Different values and styles n Hierarchies n Power or control +-

11. ETD project participants n Academic administrators n Faculty n Students n Information technologists n Librarians

12. Students add value... “The problem with those who resist learning from the young is that they equate youth with inexperience, and that’s a mistake.” Kanter, 2001

13. Collaboration and NDLTD n Common goals of members n Diverse sets of skills and expertise n Need for strategies

14. Collaborative project strategy n Champion initiates project n Leadership establishes initial goal and parameters n Issue a call for participants n Conduct procedure to select participants

15. Collaborative project strategy n Initial meeting u Develop shared goals u Develop clear process n Complete work at institutions u Establish communication channels u Establish project milestones

16. Collaborative project strategy n Disseminate results u In-person event u Disseminate a product u Regional workshops u Session at ETD 200X

17. Collaborative project strategy n New communication tools u Online community software

18. NDLTD project areas n Training materials n Promotional materials n Identify and recommend standards

19. Links with other groups n Digital preservation n Metadata and metadata harvesting n Institutional repositories n Fund raising

20. Collaborations will Yield rich benefits for all members of the NDLTD community joan@cni.org