Strategic Collaborations in Health Sciences Libraries

(Chandos Information Professional Series) 1st Edition

by Jean P. Shipman (Editor), M. J. Tooey (Editor)

Health sciences librarians need to optimize collaborating with others in their institutions and beyond. An understanding of what leads to successful collaborations is beneficial and empowering. By using case studies of varieties of collaborations, Strategic Collaborations in Health Sciences Libraries provides a framework and evidence about key factors to consider when thinking about building and sustaining successful collaborations. Readers of this book are encouraged to contact the chapter authors to obtain more details than those provided in the book. This connection between experts with collaboration experience and those seeking to understand successful collaborations is the key impact of this book.

• Focusing on the positive aspect of collaboration in health sciences libraries, this book encourages others to form collaborations mutually beneficial to the library and the collaboration partner.
• Through case studies, readers are exposed to new ideas and ways to enhance existing collaborations.
• By contacting individual authors and learning more about their experiences, readers share ideas and connect with a network of librarians with collaboration expertise.