Library Partnerships and Organizational Culture: A Case Study |
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| Authors: | Rachel Sarjeant-Jenkins Keith Walker |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Assistant Dean (Client Services), University Library, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canadarachel.sarjeant-jenkins@usask.ca;3. Director of Library Services, Medicine Hat College, Alberta, Canada |
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| Abstract: | ABSTRACTUncovered in the course of a 2011 study looking at partnerships between academic and public libraries in Canada was a unique series of partnerships among a college library, public library, regional library system, and school district library system in Medicine Hat, Alberta. With little or no additional funding, these libraries have partnered to deliver library services beneficial to both their primary clients and the broader community. Through a case study of the libraries, it is possible to determine the value and the challenges of partnerships and the elements of organizational culture necessary for successful partnerships. |
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| Keywords: | partnerships organizational culture |
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