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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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http://www.viictr.org/
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https://sbmi.uth.edu/home/
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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/
