Collaboration

Collections

Collective collections: Prospective and retrospective collection coordination

Coordinating collective collections Collective collections are collections addressed at a level above the individual institution. I introduced our recent report

Lorcan Sep 10, 2019 4 min read

Collections

Operationalizing a collective collection

While collective collections have been much discussed, less attention has been paid to how to operationalize them in consortial settings. This post introduces work done with the BTAA to explore this challenge.

Lorcan Aug 20, 2019 4 min read

Collaboration

The powers of library consortia 4: scoping, sourcing and scaling

In making choices about focus and investment, consortial options can vary along three important axes: scoping, sourcing and (right)scaling.

Lorcan Jun 20, 2018 16 min read

Collaboration

The powers of library consortia 3: scaling influence and capacity for impact and efficiency

Scaling capacity (building shared infrastructure and services) and scaling influence (aggregating a library voice to lobby or persuade) are historically core consortial activities.

Lorcan Mar 22, 2018 9 min read

Collaboration

The powers of library consortia 2: soft power and purposeful mobilization: scaling learning and innovation

Library consortia play an important role in scaling learning and innovation – this will become both more purposeful and more important in coming years.

Lorcan Mar 6, 2018 7 min read

Collaboration

The powers of library consortia 1: how consortia scale capacity, learning, innovation and influence

Libraries and related organizations group together in a variety of ways to get their work done. They consort where there are scale advantages: to lobby, for example, to negotiate and license, to reduce costs, or to build shared infrastructure.

Lorcan Feb 28, 2018 10 min read