Establishing successful partnerships with university support units

Abstract

University libraries are creating new opportunities by establishing a variety of partnerships, extending the library’s services and programs through alliances, relationships, and ventures. Libraries must work closely, creatively, and consistently with campus constituencies to achieve their goals and objectives successfully, and to remain a key campus resource. Partnerships with campus bookstores, architects, fund‐raisers, and others results in such endeavours as cultural performances in the library, campus author celebrations, cyber cafés, and collaborations with parents groups, athletics, musicians, artists, and writers. Partnerships improve the learning environment, enrich the cultural life of the campus, stimulate intellectual discourse, and help the library to stay visible as an indispensable component of the campus community.

Citation

Rockman, I.F. (2002), "Establishing successful partnerships with university support units", Library Management, Vol. 23 No. 4/5, pp. 192-198. https://doi.org/10.1108/01435120210429925