Presented at EDUCAUSE Annual Conferences, IT- Library Collaboration, and IT-Library Mergers

Measuring the Soup: The MISO Survey

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Title:Measuring the Soup: The MISO Survey (ID: EDU06186)
Author(s):David Consiglio (Bryn Mawr College), Pattie Orr (Wellesley College), Carol Peddie (Middlebury College), Patricia A. Schoknecht (Wagner College), Doug West (University of Richmond), and Andrew White (Bates College)
Origin:Presented at EDUCAUSE Annual Conferences (10/10/2006)
Type:Presentations/Speeches
Abstract:Join the Merged Information Services Organizations (MISO) Survey Team to discuss results, trends, and best practices that emerged from the 2006 survey of 19 liberal arts colleges and universities. This quantitative survey measures the use and effectiveness of the services and resources of merged library and computing organizations.
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Libraries and IT Together: What's in It for Us?

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Title:Libraries and IT Together: What's in It for Us? (ID: EDU05240)
Author(s):Jeffery S. Bullington (University of Kansas), Jerree Catlin (University of Kansas), and Deborah Ludwig (University of Kansas)
Origin:Presented at EDUCAUSE Annual Conferences (10/21/2005)
Type:Presentations/Speeches
Abstract:The University of Kansas brings libraries and IT together as Information Services (IS). We will offer practical advice on mergers gleaned from recent reorganization experiences and discuss benefits accrued for the organization, staff, and university as newly formed working groups support critical constituencies.
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Developing a Collaborative Organization

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Title:Developing a Collaborative Organization (ID: EDU0489)
Author(s):Eugene L. Spencer (Bucknell University), Kelly Stover (Bucknell University), and Jean Zappe (Bucknell University)
Origin:Presented at EDUCAUSE Annual Conferences (10/21/2004)
Type:Presentations/Speeches
Abstract:Bucknell's merged IT/Library organization has defined an organizational culture called our "Collaborative Work Environment." Through an internal Organizational Development Team and specific professional development activities, we have defined our way of working together based on shared values, optimistic thinking, celebration, shared leadership, and our refusal to let each other fail.
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The Full Monty: Two Mutually Incompatible Views of Organizational Convergence

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Title:The Full Monty: Two Mutually Incompatible Views of Organizational Convergence (ID: EDU0007)
Author(s):Martin J. Lewis (University of Sheffield) and Christine Sexton (University of Sheffield)
Origin:Presented at EDUCAUSE Annual Conferences (2000)
Type:Articles, Papers, and Reports
Abstract:At Sheffield, the Library and Computing Service formed a new Division of Information Services in 1999. Concurrently, the two services achieved breakthroughs in formulating corporate information strategy and planning new learning space. Featuring extensive personal abuse and recrimination, two senior managers will in this session extract general truths from their experience of organizational convergence.
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