Open AccessThe many flavors of “yes”: Libraries, collaboration, and improv
Author(s) -
Kate Dohe,
Erin Pappas
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
college and research libraries news
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.281
H-Index - 23
eISSN - 2150-6698
pISSN - 0099-0086
DOI - 10.5860/crln.78.8.422
Subject(s) - mandate , bridge (graph theory) , public relations , interpersonal communication , higher education , engineering ethics , political science , business , sociology , engineering , medicine , law , communication
Develop Strategic Partnerships” may as well be a mandate at most institutions of higher education these days. But while it is something we librarians have always done, it would be disingenuous to claim that it’s ever been easy. Interdisciplinary collaboration means that academic librarians must draw upon the functional and technological expertise of staff who are not always public facing. Some of us know how to teach, others how to code. Failing to account for the interpersonal tools needed to bridge these domains simply creates additional barriers to collaboration.