ERIC Number: EJ905733
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010-Nov
Pages: 5
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ISSN: ISSN-1041-7915
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From Real Challenges to Virtual Reality: Realizing Your Collection through Digital Partnership
Johnson, Jennifer; Mandity, Edward
Computers in Libraries, v30 n9 p18-22 Nov 2010
In fall 2008, a collaborative partnership was formed between the libraries of two Indiana universities--Marian College's (now Marian University) Mother Theresa Hackelmeier Memorial Library, and the University Library at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI). The authors discuss the digital nature of this collaboration, which benefits both institutions and results in making a complex digital collection come to fruition. They describe lessons learned from interinstitutional collaboration and conclude that interinstitutional digital collaboration has proven a win-win situation that ensures productive and realized outcomes.
Descriptors: Research Libraries, Electronic Libraries, Partnerships in Education, Intercollegiate Cooperation, Library Administration, Library Automation, Library Development, Library Materials, Library Networks, Library Services, Program Descriptions, Barriers
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education
Audience: Media Staff
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Indiana
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