Staff members from three institutions–a large private university, a medium-sized public university, and a major art museum–have creatively adapted to the changing fiscal and staffing conditions at their libraries. They achieved this by collaborating in unique ways and holistically rethinking workflows across all library units to ensure efficient operations.

Join us as we explore the joys, frustrations, and surprises from our collaborative experiences. This panel of presenters will share:

• Methods of initiating cross-department collaboration 
• Ways of maintaining important relationships across departments 
• How the shared knowledge and skills that the different departments (interlibrary loan, technical services, and circulation) already possess maps with the knowledge and skills needed in the other areas 
• Benefits of having staff in cross-functional units working closely together as they collaborate on shared workflows 
• Recommendations for further streamlining and potential areas of cooperation in different library environments

Speakers

Salima Appiah-Duffell
Resource Sharing Librarian
National Gallery of Art

Larissa Dillon
Principal Library Assistant
The College of New Jersey

Tabitha Hilliard
Principal Library Assistant
The College of New Jersey

Sylvie Larsen
Head of Resource Sharing Services
University of Pennsylvania Libraries

Bethany Sewell
Access Services Librarian
The College of New Jersey