Collaborating with Information Technology: Implementing Web Search at the University of New Mexico

Chao, Szu Yuan; Lubas, Rebecca L.

doi:10.1080/01639374.2012.722590

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“…Regular communication is essential [2, 5–8], and librarians and IT staff should establish relationships and get to know each other before undertaking specific projects [5, 9]. Chao and Lubas and Koelker, Bouchard, and Lutz underscore the importance of knowing and understanding the other department’s goals at the beginning of the collaboration [5, 9]. Several authors note the importance of listening skills and awareness of others’ terminology, as the meaning of words can change between different professions [7, 10, 11].…”

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Meeting at the crossroads: collaboration between information technology departments and health sciences libraries

King

Cataldi-Roberts

Wentz

2017

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ObjectiveThe purposes of this survey were to determine the nature and extent of collaboration between health sciences libraries and their information technology (IT) departments, to identify strengths and issues connected to this relationship, and to provide examples demonstrating exceptional collaborative success.MethodsA fourteen-question survey was sent to a broad selection of health care and academic libraries through a variety of email discussion lists and was limited to one response per institution. Convenience sampling was used to collect the responses.ResultsAn overwhelming majority of libraries described the relationship with their IT departments as good or excellent, and there were a variety of creative joint initiatives underway. Opportunities exist for continued and expanded library/IT collaboration.ConclusionsGood quality relationships between libraries and their IT departments are essential due to the interconnected nature of their services, and fortunately, this appears to be the norm at a variety of institutions. Mutual respect, open communication, realization of each department’s mission, and responsiveness to each other’s needs are part of what makes these relationships successful, which in turn leads to successful collaborative ventures that bode well for the future of both services.

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