1. Presentation Location 12 December 2007 Günter Waibel Program Officer, RLG Programs Ricky Erway Program Officer, RLG Programs Diane Zorich Cultural Heritage Consultant Libraries, Archives and Museums: A workshop to further dialog and collaboration among libraries, archives and museums. Hosted by RLG Programs

2. Story Time A short history of libraries, archives and museums NYPL Digital Library. Rivington Branch, Story Hour: A Girl's Club Listening to a Story of Atlanta. Digital Image ID:1145780

3. First: One for All—Cabinets of Curiosity Less democratic Less economic More integrated

4. Then: One for Each—Libraries, Archives and Museums More democratic More economic Less integrated

5. Now: One for All (Again) Library + Archive + Museum = LAM Most democratic Most economic Most integrated

6. Now: One for All?

7. Let’s not miss this opportunity! Most democratic Most economic Most integrated !

8. Musing about Collaboration The Pep-Talk! Online Archive of California / Bancroft Library. Tate, Sid (Photographer). Professor David Hackett talking to his class. BANC PIC 1959.010 -- NEG pt.3 12-02-64.4

9. Invisible Collaboration

10. Visible Collaboration

11. LAM Collaboration Share Collect Manage

12. LAM Collaboration Collaboration… Benefits all parties Provides a compelling compromise Acknowledges limitations, builds on strengths Collaboration… Benefits all parties Provides a compelling compromise Acknowledges limitations, builds on strengths

13. Tools for Our Conversation Ideas to revisit during our discussions NYPL Digital Library. Ford Motor Company; Special tool. Digital Image ID: 1163444

14. Tool 1: Finding Common Functions  Cross-community appeal Functions which appear in all three communities e.g. physical preservation of rare and unique materials  Common denominator Functions which can be generalized to a common set of needs e.g. broad access to digital surrogates of rare and unique materials  Currently out-of-reach Functions which are desired, yet not effectively or economically fulfilled by individual institutions e.g. preservation of digital surrogates

15. Tool 2: The Collaboration Continuum Low investment Low reward High investment Low reward High investment High reward Low investment High reward Results are long term, transformative, liberating Reward Investment Generosity of trust, time, resources, compromise

16. Tool 3: Levers for Change Law Architecture Norms Market

17. Tool 3: Levers for Change Mandate Infrastructure Culture Funding

18. Together, let’s… seize this moment be inspired use your tools get started! NYPL Digital Library. N.Y State Reformatory, field day sack race. Digital Image ID:464805

19. Thank You! Questions?