Library Collaboration Levels Up!

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Cross-Platform Collaboration: Library Programming

Levels Up

Paige ManoSocial Media Librarian

Melissa OlsonDigital Initiatives Librarian

Anne RasmussenCopyright & Continuing Resources

Librarian

Heather SpencerAccess Svcs Tech Coordinator

BACKCHANNEL

Tell us your library collaboration ideas and stories:

https://todaysmeet.com/waalcollaboration

Program ideas? How did you market them? With whom did you collaborate? What didn’t work?

Collaboration is Fun!

AGENDA:

★ Level 1: Staff-Wide Collaboration

★ Level 2: Campus-Wide Collaboration

★ Level 3: Community-Wide Collaboration

★ Taking Collaboration to the NEXT Level

★ Questions/Comments/Concerns/Compliments

Level 1: Staff-Wide Collaboration

“Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success.”

-Henry Ford

In-House Collaboration

★ No one in charge of programming? Not a problem!

★ Everyone is an ‘ideas’ person, if they are interested.

★ Any- and everyone’s ideas can be of use.

★ Make things fun!★ Keep an open mind.

Hidden Talents

What do you and your staff like to do when not at work?

★ Arts/crafts (sculpting? painting? upholstery?)

★ Cooking and/or baking?

★ Acting and/or public speaking?

Window Paintings by Dave Gehring,

UW-P Library Access Manager

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E.A. Poe and his lovely mother (portrayed by UW-P Library student employee Ryan Carneyand Library Director Jo Cates.)

‘Poe Toaster’ Set Scene

★ Gravestone: Heather Spencer (Access Services)

★ Backdrop: UW-P Creative Services★ ‘Trees’ and Roses:

Brian Dorband (Acquisitions)★ ‘Cognac’ / iced tea: Jo Cates

(Director)★ Gourds: UW-P Community Garden

Showing Off

What can you do with a limited budget?

Rearrange furniture

Showcase interesting/weird/useful/themed parts of your collection

Demolition vs. new construction costs

Posters as new art (legal sources - ALA, LoC, etc.)

Repurposing old furniture/equipment for a new use

Brainstorm with students/student employees - what would they like to see?

Explore unusual furniture options(ikea? Yoga balls?)

Plants!

Teambuilding with Food!

It’s fun to socialize, and we enjoy food. ★ Holiday parties★ National Pie Day★ Mardi Gras★ Royal baby tea party (???)★ Student graduation parties★ Future ideas: Chili cook-off, etc.

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National Pie Day, January 2013 (5 of 7 pies brought in that day, all made by staff members!)

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Partial menu for our Mardi Gras party.

Level 2: Campus-Wide Collaboration

★ Art in the UW-Parkside Library

★ Veteran’s Digital Storytelling Project

★ UWP Archives/Art Department Collaboration

“The purpose of the ART in the UW- Parkside

Library program is to create a defined space for

the students, staff and faculty of UW-Parkside to

exhibit works of art and to foster creative

activities within the library.”

Planning★ Timeline

★ Budget

★ Process

★ Advertising

★ Reception

Process★ Submission Form (Qualtrics survey)

★ Artist Database

★ Consent Form

Advertising★ Standards - posters, fliers, table tents

★ Social media -

★ Website - campus and library

★ Ambush marketing

Reception★ Time of day considerations

★ Feed them!

★ More advertising

Archive it!★ Website or blog as

central location

★ Share pics of

openings

★ Digital collection

of displayed work

Level 2: Campus-Wide Collaboration

★ Veteran’s Digital Storytelling Project

★ UWP Archives/Art Department Collaboration

UW-P Library Archives/Art Department Collaboration

“Life on Lake Michigan:

Photographs from the Early 1900s”

LEVEL 3: Community-Wide Collaboration

UW-P Library has always had a commitment to outreach...

Friends of the Library Events

Friends of the Library Book Sale

Ready Rangers

Discovering Research

Read-Ins

National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo)

Using Social Media

Taking Collaboration to the NEXT Level

Work with teams already established

Staff talent (!)

Key Partner on campus: Creative Services

Library The perfect location for open-ended entertainment

Experiment

Have fun

while educating

Or, just have fun

Change your mind

Low cost, no-cost ideas

Use resources you already have!

Ask permission&

give credit

Advertising

★ Art in the Library★ Bookmarks★ Banners★ Table Tents★ Posters ★ Personal Invitations★ University Relations★ Local news outlets

Who might be interested

in this content?

HELPFUL TIPS

★ Prepare for rejection (or, more likely, being ignored)

★ Be on top of timeline & deadlines!

★ COPYRIGHT!

★ Purchasing issues--vendors? Pro Cards?

★ Get help from local groups (FRIENDS)

★ MARKET, MARKET, MARKET!!!

Questions? Discussion!

Backchannel:

https://todaysmeet.com/waalcollaboration

Thank You!

paige.mano@uwp.edumelissa.olson@uwp.edu

anne.rasmussen@uwp.eduheather.spencer@uwp.edu

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