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Commitment to Deep Collaboration

In August 2014 and again in February 2015, PALNI library directors committed to “deep collaboration” between PALNI member libraries. PALNI libraries have been collaborating on a shared software system since 1992 and have continued to expand to new areas and methods of partnerships. In order to provide the evolving services that our users need, while containing costs, PALNI is becoming more deliberate in approaches to working together. PALNI has moved from sharing an ILS, expertise, and the occasional project to more broadly sharing resources, including staff. By reducing duplication of effort, this deeper collaboration can allow PALNI libraries to enable staff to focus, explore, and innovate to more effectively address needs and provide better service to students and faculty.

Principles:

Deep Collaboration is goal based, done for the right reasons.

Deep Collaboration requires a common need and problem-solving skills as well as trust, respect, and understanding of each other.

Deep Collaboration uses the partnership of PALNI to do more together than any institution can do alone. It is a deliberate attempt to handle issues at a larger scale than a single institution could do alone, allowing each institution to benefit from the work of the others.

Deep Collaboration builds on strengths, shared efficiency, and reduced borders to eliminate duplication, address knowledge and service gaps, and develop expertise to meet current and future campus needs.

Deep Collaboration can occur PALNI-wide, in subsets of PALNI, and in partnership with people and organizations external to PALNI.

Deep Collaboration requires local administrative and staff input and buy-in on this method of extending capacity and services through communicating the value, structure, and support of the deep collaboration.

Deep Collaboration provides library staff with opportunities to try and learn new things and to have responsibility on a larger stage.

*Approved by the PALNI Board, February 17, 2016

Our Location

PALNI staff and coordinators work out of home offices or their home institutions spread across the states of Indiana and California. However, our legal address can be found at Butler University:

Private Academic Library Network of Indiana
c/o Irwin Library
4553 Clarendon Rd.
Indianapolis, IN 46208

Internal Tools and Workspaces

Majority of collaboration occurs in our private space, PALNI Community.

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  • About Us
    • About PALNI
    • Strategic Framework 2020-2023 (Current)
      • 2017-2020 Strategic Plan (Former)
    • Statements and Commitments ⇨
      • PALNI Statement on Supported Institution Financial Challenges
      • Commitment to Deep Collaboration
    • Reports and Whitepapers ⇨
      • PALNI Annual Reports ⇨
        • 2017 Annual Report
        • 2018 Highlights Report
      • Resource Integration Task Force Report 2020
      • Library Publishing Task Force Report 2020
      • PALNI Institutional Repository Whitepaper 2019
      • PALNI Institutional Repository Vision 2018
      • PALNI WMS Group and Local Systems Needs 2018
  • Governance & Organization
    • Governance & Leadership
    • Supported Institutions
    • PALNI Staff ⇨
      • Selected National & Global Service Leadership Roles
    • Groups & Committees ⇨
      • People of PALNI – Awards & Recognitions
    • Partnerships ⇨
      • How to Partner with PALNI
  • Services
    • Services List
    • Additional Consulting and Support Services
    • Shared Collections
  • News
    • PALNI News
    • Citations & Recognitions
  • Contact Us

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