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Hi everybody,
Having taught classes on digital collections in libraries, archives
and museums at Syracuse University and Catholic University, I know that
interest in collaboration and convergence among these communities is on the
rise in iSchools and among the student population. Here’s an opportunity
to engage your cohort around these issues: we will live-stream the Forum "Yours,
Mine, Ours: Leadership Through Collaboration" from the Smithsonian
Institution on September 20th and 21st. If you check the
program at http://www.oclc.org/research/news/2010-07-30.htm,
you’ll see we’ll have an excellent roster of speakers. Or watch a tongue-in-cheek
video promoting the event at http://bit.ly/bVVQNb
(I bet your students would like that one.)
We thought iSchools in particular would be interested in
setting up viewing parties for their students, and perhaps for the libraries,
archives and museums on campus. You can chose to view only parts of the
conference and cap it with a moderated discussion among your local attendees,
or you can view the entire day. All that’s required is for you to make a
room available with a projector and screen. (We’ll post the URL for the
livestream on the program webpage in the coming days.) We’ve also set up
a MeetUp site which allows you to communicate with your community about your
viewing party – please add your event at http://www.meetup.com/Yours-Mine-Ours-Leadership-through-Collaboration/.
(If you don’t add it, I’d still appreciate it if you dropped us a
line to let us know you’re holding an event just so we know whether this
is a good model we should keep following in the future.)
If you have any further questions about Viewing Parties,
please contact my colleague Ricky Erway ([log in to unmask]).
Below you’ll find a copy & paste of the original press release
announcing the live streaming of the event.
Cheers,
Günter Waibel
Program Officer, OCLC Research
Günter blogs at ... http://www.hangingtogether.org
Follow me on Twitter ... http://twitter.com/GuWa
DUBLIN, Ohio, USA, 30 July 2010—All are invited to
attend in person or host a local viewing party and watch a live stream of
this event to learn more about the benefits and challenges of collaboration
within and across institutions.
OCLC Research and an RLG Partnership planning committee have created a
two-day event on strategies for effective collaboration that will be hosted by
the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C, 20-21 September 2010. Building
on the success of our workshops on LAM (libraries, archives and museums)
convergence held at five RLG Partner institutions in 2007/2008, the
"Yours, Mine, Ours" Forum will shine a light on collaboration from a
local institutional perspective as well as cross-institutional and
network-level vantage points. What is necessary to ensure successful outcomes?
What lessons learned by others can help us all do better? Participants will
take away specific strategies and models to realize their own collaborative
ambitions.
The event will feature three keynote speakers and thematic panels. Speakers
will focus first and foremost on their leadership strategies in making their
collaborations a success, and exemplify these strategies with the specific
projects they are spear-heading. An opening keynote by Allan R. Cohen,
Professor of Global Leadership and Director of Corporate Entrepreneurship,
Babson College, on the emerging area of management theory and practice in
collaborative leadership will expose participants to new ideas for creating a
more collaborative work culture.
Because travel budgets are limited and there are limited number of spots
available at the event venue, the event will be streamed live for remote
viewing. Those unable to attend in person are encouraged to host a local
viewing party and invite a group of like-minded individuals watch a live stream
of the event together. A viewing party can span all or any part of the entire
two-day event. Remote viewers can leverage the event as a catalyst for change
by watching it in its entirety or viewing a segment of interest, followed by a
discussion of local implications with those in the room.
This event is hosted by the Smithsonian Institution; supported by the
Institute of Museum and Library Services and the Gladys Krieble Delmas
Foundation; and endorsed by the Joint SAA, ALA and AAM Committee on Archives,
Libraries & Museums (CALM).
Host a Local Viewing Party of Yours, Mine, Ours: Leadership Through
Collaboration
http://www.meetup.com/Yours-Mine-Ours-Leadership-through-Collaboration/
Register to Attend Yours, Mine, Ours: Leadership Through Collaboration in
Person
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CollaborationForum
Yours, Mine, Ours: Leadership Through Collaboration Overview and Agenda
http://www.oclc.org/research/events/2010-09-20.htm