1. 802September 27, 2012 10:15 – 11:45 “Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success.” - Henry Ford “It is the long history of humankind (and animal kind, too) those who learned to collaborate and improvise most effectively have prevailed.” - Charles Darwin

2. Collaborative Tools for Libraries Definition of Collaboration: At its most basic level, collaboration is when two or more people combine efforts to accomplish a task for their mutual benefit. It's more than just communication, which is the exchange of ideas and points of view. - http://money.howstuffworks.com/online-collaboration.htmhttp://money.howstuffworks.com/online-collaboration.htm

3. Collaborative Tools for Libraries Evolution of Collaborative Technology: Face to Face meetings Letters Telephone Video Conference Internet (text, audio, video, document sharing) Portable ‘smart’ devices (cell phones, tablets)

4. Collaborative Tools for Libraries Online Collaboration: Text (email, instant messaging, message boards) Audio / Video (video conference) Document sharing / editing

5. Collaborative Tools for Libraries Hardware: Telephone (cellphone, landline) Computer (webcam/microphone) ‘Smart’ phones Tablet computers Highspeed Internet connection!

6. Collaborative Tools for Libraries Limitations: Older (slower) hardware / Outdated software Slow internet connection Incompatible devices Language Time Technical savvy

7. Collaborative Tools for Libraries Some available online tools: Google Drive (drive.google.com) eMeet.me (emeet.me) Skype (skype.com) Zoho (zoho.com)

8. Collaborative Tools for Libraries Additional Resources: List of Collaborative Tools – [ Robin Good ]Robin Good Project Glass – GoogleEye demo video. [ Video ]Video Holographic meetings – [ Video ]Video Wiki’s in plain english – Commoncraft [ Video ]Video