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Safety in Numbers: working in partnership in Wrexham and north Wales in the 21 st Century Paul Jeorrett Head of Library and Student Services Glyndŵr University 31/10/22 WHELF/HEWIT Gregynog Colloquium 2011
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Glyndwr University's presentation at Gregynog on partnerships.
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Safety in Numbers: working in partnership in Wrexham and north
Wales in the 21st CenturyPaul Jeorrett
Head of Library and Student ServicesGlyndŵr University
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Safety in Numbers
• Librarians working in partnership – why do we do it?
• How do you work together with others?
• Experiences in north Wales in the last 10 years
• The future – challenges and opportunities?
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Why do we do it?
• “…no library is now able to meet the existing and potential information needs of all its users.”
Ronald Milne – Joining up funding: promoting and facilitating collaborative work in Pilling, Stella and
Kenna, Stephanie – Co-operation in action (London: Facet, 2002)
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Why do we do it?
“We will also consider options for strengthening the capacity and capability of providers to offer increased full cost recovery work, including through HE/FE partnerships.”
“We expect HE providers to work more closely with each other, with FE providers, and with employers on research, teaching and learning, and shared services.”
For Our Future: The 21st Century Higher Education Strategy and Plan for Wales (Welsh Assembly Government, 2009)
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Why do we do it?
“Work in partnership to promote library services and attract a wider audience.”
“Work in partnership to open up access to the resources of all Welsh libraries.”
Libraries Inspire: draft strategic development framework forWelsh libraries 2012-15 (Welsh Assembly Government, 2011)
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What sort of partnerships are you involved in?
• Co-operatives• Shared/Sharing services• Partnerships• Service Level
Agreements/Standards• Collaboration• Reciprocal
Arrangements• Joint working/use
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Co-operate because we have to
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Librarians always work together, don’t they?
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Joint working to produce a consistent, seamless quality product/service
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LINC Libraries in North WalesCollege Libraries Coleg Llandrillo Cymru Coleg Menai Deeside College Yale CollegePublic Libraries Anglesey Conwy Denbighshire Flintshire Gwynedd Wrexham
University Libraries Bangor University Glyndŵr UniversityNHS Libraries Betsi Cadwaladr University Health
Board
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Partnerships In North Wales
• Glyndŵr (NEWI)/Bangor 1993 –– Joint procurement of LMS– Reciprocal arrangements
• GaLW 1999 –– Joint staff development– Events– Promoting access to all libraries– Kellogg’s project
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Partnerships In North Wales
• LINC 1999 –– Started in NW Wales Bangor and Local Authorities– Grown to cover whole of north Wales– Access to all libraries for everyone living and
working in north Wales– Resource discovery (CatCymru) and delivery across
nearly all libraries– Developing and promoting partnershiphttp://library.wales.org/your-library/north-wales/linc-y-
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Partnerships In North Wales
• North Wales Libraries Partnership 2008 –– CyMAL Welsh Government funding– Constituted body with Executive Steering Group– Progress since 2008
• LINC y Gogledd• Workforce development programme• iBAWB,• Health Information• The Future
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Challenges
• Funding• Time and commitment• Communication and
involvement – internality and externality
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Opportunities• Support from above and/or
an impetus!• Working across the library
domain• Benefits the whole
community• Consistency of service• Empowering staff• Innovation and creativity• Making the most of what
you’ve got!
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The potential future
• Student fees = more or less resources?• Student voice/service devlopment• Regionalisation – HE, FE and Public• Less organisations, less libraries?• Political impetus to work more closely
together• Joint-use libraries?
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Joint-Use Libraries
“For many years joint-use libraries have been the Cinderella of the library sector. They were criticised and derided by many in the profession as an inferior form of library provision . However, after more than 100 years, it seems as though in the early 21st C they are finally coming into their own.”
McNicol, Sarah – Joint-use libraries (Witney, Chandos Publishing, 2008)
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Joint-Use Libraries
“The future of the library profession lies in collaboration and cooperation with each other and with other professions, and, as has been said before, joint-use libraries are ‘the ultimate form of co-operation.”
Bundy, A - Joint-use libraries :the ultimate form of co-operation” in McCabe, G and Kennedy, J Planning the modern public
library building (Libraries Unlimited, 2003)
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Joint-Use Libraries
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The Hive, Worcester http://www.wlhc.org.uk/
Models of Joint-Use Libraries
• Lodger• Flatmate• Marriage• Sleeping partner/Open
relationshipModified from McNicol (2008)
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Opportunities of Joint – Use Libraries
• Collaboration and partnership
• More efficient service for staff and students
• Fits current political agendas
• Shared values staff development
Modified from McNicol (2008)
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Opportunities of Joint – Use Libraries
• Promote transition/ lifelong learning
• Community cohesion and social exclusion – Reaching Wider programme
• Geography?Modified from McNicol (2008)
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Challenges of Joint – Use Libraries
• Funding/governance• Time and commitment• Communication and
involvement – internality and externality
• Not eating elephants!• Lack of creativity • Resistance to change/
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Any Questions
Paul Jeorrett [email protected]
01978 293250Twitter @jeorrettp
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