Library Collaboration as a Strategic Choice: Evaluating Options for Acquiring Capacity

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Library collaboration needs to be weighed against the pros and cons of alternative ways of acquiring capacity. In short, collaboration is a decision that needs to be approached strategically.聽</p> <p>This report provides insight and tools to support academic libraries in making intentional decisions about cross-institutional collaboration opportunities to acquire capacity, including:</p> <ul> <li>A menu of common sourcing strategies available to libraries聽</li> <li>Key considerations and trade-offs associated with these strategies</li> <li>A summary of foundational economic concepts that help deepen understanding of the collaboration option聽</li> </ul> <p>The stakes of choosing library collaboration to acquire capacity鈥攚hether to support research data management (RDM), digital curation and preservation, print management, or any other area of library interest鈥攈ave been heightened by a host of factors, like advances in new technologies, changing user expectations, evolving research practices, economic pressures, and increased prioritization of diversity, equity, and inclusion outcomes have led many institutions to explore collaboration as a means of addressing these environmental shifts.聽</p> <p>This report offers insights and resources that can help academic libraries in thinking about whether to choose the collaboration option and in selecting the most effective forms of collaboration to meet strategic goals. The frameworks and tools offered in this report also can help with communicating sourcing decisions鈥攅specially those involving collaboration鈥攖o staff and other stakeholders. 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