CILIP Executive Briefing: Beyond the Silos of the LAMs

Registration and Refreshments

Chair's Welcome

Günter Waibel and Ricky Erway, OCLC Research

Forum: Beyond the Silos of the LAMs

The OCLC Research report, Beyond the Silos of the LAMs: Collaboration Among Libraries, Archives and Museums (.pdf: 334K/59 pp.), was used as a starting point for an investigation into local collaboration.

Introduction to the Report

• Slides (.pdf: 768K/20pp.)
• Audio (.mp3: 6,058K/17min.)

Case Study 1: Smithsonian Institution Archives
The Smithsonian brings together one library (with 20 branches), 19 museums and galleries and 18 archives (not to mention nine research centers and a zoo) through innovation and vision. Jointly, LAMs provide access to the Smithsonian's collective photograph collection through the Flickr Commons and the Smithsonian Photography Initiative.

• Slides (.pdf: 1,180K/19pp.)
• Audio (.mp3: 6,690K/18min.)

Anne Van Camp, Director, Smithsonian Institution Archives

Case Study 2: Victoria & Albert Museum
The Victoria & Albert has integrated the National Art Library, archives and the curatorial prints, drawings, paintings and photographs collections into a single Word and Image department. Leveraging strong collaborative relationships throughout the institution, the V&A has embarked on large-scale digitization and innovative online projects.

• Slides (.pdf: 973K/37pp.)
• Audio (.mp3: 7,316K/20min.)

Beth McKillop, Director of Collections & Keeper, Asian Department, V&A

Refreshment Break

Spotlight Presentation 1: LAMs converging @ The University of Calgary
Bringing together libraries, archives, museums and the university press for the benefit of scholars, the University of Calgary is building a 21st century research facility in the heart of its campus. The Taylor Family Digital Library will house a "collection of the future" integrating access to traditional print, museum, and archival materials with digital and three-dimensional objects, media formats and onsite broadcasting and telecommunications.

• Slides (.pdf: 970K/42pp.)

Spotlight Presentation 2: LAMs converging  in York
The City of York has recently launched an ambitious new plan to bring the central library and the archives together. Public libraries bring a strongly service-oriented perspective to the discussion about library, archive and museum collaboration. York also operates a heritage learning network which brings libraries, archives and museums together in the learning agenda.

• Slides (.pdf: 112K/16pp.)

Open Forum Session with Morning Speakers

Lunch

Roundtable Discussion: Service Organizations Assisting LAM Collaboration
Highlighting key UK players involved in LAM convergence, the session will feature a moderated discussion with respondents. Rather than formal presentations, each representative will make a five-minute statement followed by in-depth discussions, prompted by questions from the respondents.

• Audio (.mp3: 23,644K/1hr.)

Representatives: Roy Clare, Chief Executive, Museums, Libraries and Archives Council; Brian Kelly, UKOLN; Nick Poole, Chief Executive, Collections Trust

Respondents: Alan Knox, Head of Historic Collections Division, University of Aberdeen, Fiona Williams, Head of Libraries & Heritage, City of York Council

Forum: Collaboration at Scale
How can collaboration evolve from the local efforts discussed at the outset of the program to a national initiative? We'll introduce two projects trying to set the stage for libraries, archives and museums to collaborate at scale.

Case Study 1: Jane Finnis, Director, Culture24

• Audio (.mp3: 5,379K/14min.)

Case Study 2: Stuart Dempster, Strategic Content Alliance, JISC

• Slides (.pdf: 1,053K/22pp.)
• Audio (.mp3: 11,036K/21min.)

Chairs Summary and Executive Briefing Closes