Alternative Resolutions: Setting the stage for collaboration will go a long way -- an article from the Appleton Post Crescent, July 24, 2008

 

Collaboration tools:

Meebo -- web-based IM aggregator

Google Docs

Tortoise/Subversion -- version control for collaborative online projects

NITLE MIV: Multipoint Interactive Videoconferencing

Mark P's Learning Spaces Wiki

del.icio.us -- social bookmarking for collaborative projects, e.g., David and Julie's collaborative collection of science animation links.

Wikispaces -- an inexpensive or even free wiki space. 

Merged organization articles:

Ferguson, Chris, Spencer, Gene and Metz, Terry. (2004). Greater than the sum of its parts; the integrated IT/library organization. EDUCAUSE Review 39, 3, 39-46. (May/June).

Kirk, Thomas. (2008) The Merged Organization: Confronting the Service Overlap between Libraries and Computer Centers. Library Issues . 28, 5. (May).  Requires subscription -- sorry about that.