Merging Library and Instructional Technology Expertise Through Joint Positions

drupal — Mon, 20 Mar 2006 12:58:14 -0600

Over the past three years, four joint positions were created incrementally at DePaul University to merge library and instructional technology expertise. This presentation showcases the collaborative development of these positions that might serve as a model for next-generation library-IT staff organization.

Change at the University of Kansas: Process, Experimentation, and Collaboration

drupal — Tue, 17 Jan 2006 09:46:54 -0600

This research bulletin discusses how leaders at the University of Kansas merged the Libraries and Information Technology into an Information Services department using well-documented strategies for enabling collaboration, group decision making, and mentoring of new leaders. It describes the challenges—and successes—related to making rapid changes in organizational structure, staffing, and services while remaining engaged with users and delivering technology services that were not necessarily tied to organizational boundaries.

EDUCAUSE | Collaboration, Libraries and Technology, and IT-Library Mergers

Merging Library and Instructional Technology Expertise Through Joint Positions

Change at the University of Kansas: Process, Experimentation, and Collaboration