One of the goals of this project is to identify the characteristics of quality collaboration. A group of several dozen librarians, faculty and technologists in a workshop in August 2008 developed the following list. Do you have any comments on the list? Should items be added? Should items be deleted?
- Projects rather than changes in organizational structures
- Management that values and rewards collaborative activity
- Presence of leadership in the collaborating team
- A set of complimentary skills/knowledge/personality are present in the team
- Each person is given respect for their job
- Utilize staff based on their experience and personality
- Good communication
- Members of collaborating group are risk takers
In addition to these "musts" there were other characteristics that received considerable support but were not a consensus for adding to the "must" list:
- Institutional culture
- Close physical proximity
- Faculty participation (Collaboration is not a service; it requires intimate involvement of receivers of services as well as providers.)
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