1. How to be an attractive life project partner Examples and advice success for international cooperative projects William J. Kopycki Field Director Library of Congress Cairo Overseas Office wkopycki@loc.gov

2. Successful collaborations in the US

12. The door of opportunity…

13. Consider the mutual benefits What do you have to offer? What do you have to offer? What can a potential partner do to help? What can a potential partner do to help? How do you both benefit? How do you both benefit?

14. Support from the highest levels Raise awareness and build support from your librarys overseers (ministry of culture, university administration, etc.) Raise awareness and build support from your librarys overseers (ministry of culture, university administration, etc.) Partnership should contribute towards a tangible institutional goal Partnership should contribute towards a tangible institutional goal

15. Offer in-kind or matching funding

16. Be proactive in your communications

17. Useful links OACIS/AMEEL OACIS/AMEELhttp://www.library.yale.edu/ameel Islamic Manuscripts at Michigan Islamic Manuscripts at Michigan http://www.lib.umich.edu/islamic Afghanistan Digital Library Afghanistan Digital Library http://afghanistandl.nyu.edu/ Middle East Librarians Association Middle East Librarians Association http://www.mela.us