Cross-institutional collaboration… Creating Knowledge IV 2006 Copenhagen Denmark Birgitta Hansson Örebro University Library Sweden

Örebro University students staff Multidisciplinary 80 programs 800 courses

The University Library

1. The role of the librarian 2.Strategies for cross- institutional collaboration 3.Examples 4.Theories of cross- institutional collaboration

1. 1 The role of the librarian Do you like changes and developmental challanges? Do you like team-work? Do you like the long-time perspective? Are you willing to change your point of view?

1. 2 The role of the librarian What is my responsibility and what authority have I got? What am I interested in working with What competence do I need to be able to work with these things

2.Strategies for cross- institutional collaboration Increase your knowledge about the education programs and your partners Participate in making the faculty staff increase their knowledge and experiences of the library resources Work with empirical investigations and curriculum development

Example 1 Curriculum development Student thesis

Example 2 Empirical investigation Curriculum development National investigation

Example 3 Curriculum development Teamwork Rhetoric Centre & Center of Information Literacy and Library Didactics

4. Theories of cross- institutional collaboration Supportive management Specific goals Enough resources Identification and action plan for handling differences/difficulties

Summary The role of the librarian Strategies of cross-institutional collaboration Theories about cross-institutional collaboration

Conclusion Strategic cross-institutional collaboration is necessary to fulfill the students rights to become information literate

Cross-institutional collaboration is fun!

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