Library Partnerships--Oh, the possibilities!

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Library Partnerships with patron institutions are more important than ever before. Lack of staff and funding should not be a barrier to expanding research collaborations with your patrons. Find out how the Texas Medical Center Library used creativity and teamwork to successfully establish new institutional partnerships within the Texas Medical Center.

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Joanne V. Romano, MLSSerials and eResearch LibrarianThe Texas Medical Center Library

Library Partnerships:Oh the Possibilities!

The Texas Medical Center LibraryHouston, TX

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• Collect, share and preserve biomedical information.

• Teach strategies and develop techniques for knowledge management.

• Support collaboration among libraries and information centers that serve health information needs.

• Year One goal: educate medical librarians about eScience.

Understanding eScience: A Symposium for Medical Librarians February 13, 2012

http://www.library.tmc.edu/escience/

http://escholarship.umassmed.edu/jeslib/vol1/iss2/6September, 2012

TMC Library as Author

DuraSpace/Association of Research Libraries/Digital Library Federation 2012 E-Science Institute

How will your Library engage?

Building Strategic Agendas for eResearch Support

Potential Library Activities

• Data Curation--management, reuse, preservation.

• Scholarly Communication—publishing, promoting open access.

• Virtual organizations---shared computing, distributed research teams.

• Research Collaboration—tools for sharing profiles and projects.

• Technical Support—server space, storage silos.

What happens when we succeed?

What’s lost if we don’t try?

Creativity Teamwork

Element of Risk

http://info.scival.com/experts

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First Steps..

Explore options.Write an agenda. Have a timeline.

SGet input and feedback from key stakeholders.

Know your limitations, but don’t miss opportunities.

Learn new skills.

Stay flexible.Use the force.

Joanne Romano

References

DuraSpace/ARL/DLF 2012 E-Science Institute. http://www.duraspace.org/e-science-institute

Johnson, L. 2012. E-Science at the university of Minnesota. http://www.library.tmc.edu/assets/docs/ES_2012_slides_Johnson.pdf

Lopez, A., Phi, M. and Romano, J. 2012. Understanding eScience: Reflections on a Houston Symposium. http://

www.slideshare.net/tmclibrary/understanding-escience-reflections-on-a-houston-symposium

SciVal Experts website. http://info.scival.com/experts

TMC Library eScience website. http://www.library.tmc.edu/escience/

VIICTR website. http://www.viictr.org/