1. RLG Programs Collaboration on the LAM: Insights into Library, Archive, and Museum Interaction at Five Institutions Ricky Erway, RLG Program Officer OCLC Programs and Research Panel: “You Say You Want a Revolution… Combining Archives, Museums, and Libraries” SAA Annual Meeting San Francisco, CA August 28, 2008

2. RLG Programs Collaboration on the LAM- Ricky Erway SAA Annual Meeting, August 29, 2008 2 Context

3. RLG Programs Collaboration on the LAM- Ricky Erway SAA Annual Meeting, August 29, 2008 3

4. RLG Programs Collaboration on the LAM- Ricky Erway SAA Annual Meeting, August 29, 2008 4 Process Contracted with facilitator Received input from thought leaders Polled institutions for interest Selected 5 for workshops Had conference calls with others Follow-up with others

5. RLG Programs Collaboration on the LAM- Ricky Erway SAA Annual Meeting, August 29, 2008 5 Criteria for visit Ls, As, and Ms within single organization Commitment to LAM integration Motivated professionals Some LAM integration Interest beyond established activity Project-specific desires Availability for visit during project timeframe Diversity in sample Bring together the right people

6. RLG Programs Collaboration on the LAM- Ricky Erway SAA Annual Meeting, August 29, 2008 6 The Workshop

7. RLG Programs Collaboration on the LAM- Ricky Erway SAA Annual Meeting, August 29, 2008 7

8. RLG Programs Collaboration on the LAM- Ricky Erway SAA Annual Meeting, August 29, 2008 8 The Vision Ubiquitous access Move from physical to virtual world Single search Multiple paths Easy navigation Digital work environment Experimentation sandboxes Cultural commons Social tagging Centralized services Boundaries blend Pooled expertise

9. RLG Programs Collaboration on the LAM- Ricky Erway SAA Annual Meeting, August 29, 2008 9 A Sampling of Projects Comprehensive photo digitization “Federation of Collections” “The Ground Floor project” Single search across all collections “OneStore” for asset management

10. RLG Programs Collaboration on the LAM- Ricky Erway SAA Annual Meeting, August 29, 2008 10 Findings – We need all the help we can get Trust Vision Mandate Incentives Change Agents Mooring Resources Flexibility External Catalysts

11. RLG Programs Collaboration on the LAM- Ricky Erway SAA Annual Meeting, August 29, 2008 11 Finale Artist: Nessa Smith

12. RLG Programs Collaboration on the LAM- Ricky Erway SAA Annual Meeting, August 29, 2008 12 Resources LAM report will be at http://www.oclc.org/programs/publications/reports.htm http://www.oclc.org/programs/publications/reports.htm Blog http://hangingtogether.org/http://hangingtogether.org/ Web www.oclc.org/programswww.oclc.org/programs Ricky Erway erwayr@oclc.orgerwayr@oclc.org Thanks to Günter Waibel and Diane Zorich