ERIC ED430583: Consortial Leadership: Cooperation in a Competitive Environment. Proceedings of the Meeting of the Association of Research Libraries (130th, Albuquerque, NM, May 14-16, 1997).

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Consortial Leadership: Cooperation in a Competitive
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1997)
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*Academic Libraries; *Competition; *Consortia; *Cooperative
Programs; Cultural Differences; Diversity (Institutional);
Educational Administration; Educational Cooperation; Higher
Education; *Institutional Cooperation; Intercollegiate
Cooperation; Leadership; Library Associations; Partnerships
in Education; *Research Libraries; Universities
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ABSTRACT
The program of the 130th meeting of the Association of
Research Libraries (ARL) explored the leadership challenges posed by the
juxtapositions of cooperation and competing priorities in a consortial
environment. Following an opening and welcome (Gloria Werner, ARL Presiding
President), and a Keynote Address, "Defining Successful Leadership" (David
Campbell), the first session, "Cooperative Ventures: Experiences from Other
Sectors," was introduced by Carole Moore and included the following papers:
"Competitive Cooperation Among Foreign Language and Area Studies Centers"
(Gilbert W. Merkx); "Partnering as a Competitive Strategy: Lessons from the
Los Alamos National Laboratory" (Thomas Garcia); and "The Art Museum Network
as a Tool for Cooperative Programming" (Maxwell L. Anderson)
The luncheon
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session, "Government Relations Update" was introduced by Nancy Cline and
included these papers: "Lessons from the WIPO Negotiations of December 1996"
(Douglas Bennett); "The Context and Politics of WIPO Negotiations" (James G.
Neal); and "Canadian Copyright Law Reform and the Cancopy License Renewal"
(Graham Hill)
The second session, "Building Community from Diversity" was
.
introduced by Nancy L. Baker and included the following papers: "Redefining
America: Diversity in the 21st Century" (Evelyn Hu-DeHart) and "Santa Fe
Affordable Housing Program" (Joseph Montoya and Steve Bruger). The third
session, "Lessons from Library Consortia" was introduced by Ken Frazier and
included these papers: "Trends in Library Consortia" (William G. Potter);
"Consortial Leadership: Essential Elements for Success" (Barbara McFadden);
and "Consortia: A Tool for Building a Knowledge Commons" (Richard E. Lucier).
Papers from the ARL Town Meeting are also included: "Organizational
Arrangements for Shared Digital Collections" (Douglas Bennett) and "Using
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ILL/DD Performance Measures" (Shirley K. Baker and Mary E. Jackson).
Appendices include reports from the ARL business meeting; AAU/ARL Global
Status Report; selected definitions and readings; audited financial
statements for the year ended December 31, 1996; and ARL attendance list.
(AEF)
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CONSORTIAL LEADERSHIP:
SOCIATION OF RESEARCH LIBRARIES
COOPERATION IN A
PROCEEDINGS OF THE
COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT
130TH MEMBERSHIP MEETING
Albuquerque, NM May 1 4-1 6, 1997
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CONSORTIAL LEADERSHIP:
IN A
COOPERATION
COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT
ASSOCIATION OF RESEARCH LIBRARIES
PROCEEDINGS OF THE 130TH MEETING
ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO
MAY 14-16, 1997
GLORIA WERNER, PRESIDING
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
FOREWORD
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OPENING AND WELCOME
Convened by Gloria Werner, ARL Presiding President
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KEYNOTE ADDRESS
DEFINING SUCCESSFUL LEADERSHIP
David Campbell, Smith Richardson Senior Fellow, Center for Creative Leadership
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PROGRAM SESSION I
COOPERATIVE VENTURES:
EXPERIENCES FROM OTHER SECTORS
INTRODUCTION
21
Carole Moore, Chief Librarian, University of Toronto Libraries
COMPETITIVE COOPERATION AMONG FOREIGN LANGUAGE AND AREA STUDIES CENTERS
23
Gilbert W. Merkx, Director, Latin American Institute, University of New Mexico
PARTNERING AS A COMPETITIVE STRATEGY:
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LESSONS FROM THE LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY
Thomas Garcia, Director for Institutional Development, Los Alamos National Laboratory
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THE ART MUSEUM NETWORK AS A TOOL FOR COOPERATIVE PROGRAMMING
Maxwell L. Anderson, Director, Art Gallery of Ontario, and
Director, Art Museum Network
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QUESTION AND DISCUSSION SESSION
LUNCHEON SESSION
GOVERNMENT RELATIONS UPDATE
INTRODUCTION
41
Nancy Cline, Librarian of Harvard College, Harvard University
LESSONS FROM THE WIPO NEGOTIATIONS OF DECEMBER 1996
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Douglas Bennett, Vice President, American Council of Learned Societies
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THE CONTEXT AND POLITICS OF WIPO NEGOTIATIONS
James G. Neal, Director, Johns Hopkins University Library
CANADIAN COPYRIGHT LAW REFORM AND THE CANCOPY LICENSE RENEWAL
51
Graham Hill, University Librarian, McMaster University
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QUESTION AND DISCUSSION SESSION
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PROGRAM SESSION 11
BUILDING COMMUNITY FROM DIVERSITY
INTRODUCTION
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Nancy L. Baker, Director of Libraries, Washington State University
REDEFINING AMERICA: DIVERSITY IN THE 21ST CENTURY
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Evelyn Hu-DeHart, Chair, Department of Ethic Studies, University of Colorado
SANTA FE AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROGRAM
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Joseph Montoya, Principal Planner, Community Development Division, City of Santa Fe
Steven Bruger, Executive Director, Tierra Contenta Corporation
QUESTION AND DISCUSSION SESSION
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PROGRAM SESSION ifi
LESSONS FROM LIBRARY CONSORTIA
INTRODUCTION
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Kenneth Frazier, Director, University of Wisconsin Libraries
TRENDS IN LIBRARY CONSORTIA
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William G. Potter, Director, University of Georgia Libraries
CONSORTIAL LEADERSHIP: ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS FOR SUCCESS 87
Barbara McFadden Allen, Director, Center for Library Initiatives and
Assistant Director, Committee on Institutional Cooperation
CONSORTIA: A TOOL FOR BUILDING A KNOWLEDGE COMMONS
91
Richard E. Lucier, Assistant Vice Chancellor, Academic Information Management and
University Librarian, University of California, San Francisco
ARL TOWN MEETING
ORGANIZATIONAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR SHARED DIGITAL COLLECTIONS
95
Douglas Bennett, Vice President, American Council of Learned Societies
USING ILL/DD PERFORMANCE MEASURES
105
Shirley K. Baker, Vice Chancellor for Information Technology and
Dean of University Libraries, Washington Universi St. Louis
Mary E. Jackson, Project Director, ILL/DD Performance Measures Study
PROCEEDINGS OF THE 130TH MEETING
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APPENDICES1
I. ASSOCIATION BUSINESS MEETING
109
PRESIDENT'S REPORT
110
Gloria Werner, University of California, Los Angeles, ARL President
REPORT OF THE WORKING GROUP ON COPYRIGHT ISSUES
112
James G. Neal, Director, Johns Hopkins University Library
REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
114
Duane E. Webster, ARL Executive Director
II. AAU/ARL GLOBAL STATUS REPORT
119
III. CONSORTIAL LEADERSHIP: COOPERATION IN A COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT
135
Selected Definitions and Selected Readings
137
IV. AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1996
V. ATTENDANCE LIST
159
1 Readers familiar with the Proceedings series will note the absence from these Appendices of a
"Report on Association Activities." Beginning in 1997, the spring issue of the "Report on Association
Activities" was not issued because the same information was included in the annual "ARL Program
Plan," published and distributed separately. The "Report on Association Activities" continues as a
series but is issued only once a year, in conjunction with the October Membership Meeting.
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FOREWORD
CONSORTIAL LEADERSHIP:
COOPERATION IN A COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT
Research libraries and the institutions they serve operate in an environment of both competition and
cooperation. An increasing number of organizations are competing with libraries in the provision of
information services, even as libraries take on new information provider roles. Within their own institutions,
libraries compete with other units for resources, technologies, and recognition, just as universities compete
with each other for faculty and students, as well as for public and private funding. Within this competitive
context, however, cooperation can often be politically expedient, as administrative and funding sources look
favorably on those who propose to leverage their resources by working together.
The library literature is replete with references to cooperative projects, collaborative programs, and
consortial development. These programs first involved the cooperative acquisition and sharing of physical
resources, e.g., books and copies of articles.
Next followed the development of shared catalogs and
bibliographic systems. More recently, libraries have adapted their expertise in collaboration to take
advantage of the increasing number of electronic information resources and the expanding network
infrastructure. Research libraries, in particular, have been and continue to be important participants in local,
regional, and national consortia. In spite of this rich experience, there is no commonly accepted definition of
consortia. For purposes of this meeting, consortia are defined as two or more institutions engaged in a
In some cases, they present opportunities but no requirement to
mutually interdependent relationship.
reallocate local resources. In most cases, they imply some loss of local autonomy.
Leadership, difficult at best in a single institution, becomes more complex when working in a consortial
environment. Negotiating multiple priorities and conflicting allegiances with partners of differing levels of
resources and expertise creates a unique set of challenges. The exercise of leadership from staff throughout
the library becomes much more important, especially as the varied constituents of libraries demand "more for
less." Reconciling these multiple interests poses a predicament. What kind of leadership is most effective in
an arena that necessitates leveraging local strengths to maximize the benefits of interdependency? This
program explored the leadership challenges posed by the juxtapositions of cooperation and competing
priorities.
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OPENING SESSION
Convened by Gloria Werner, ARL Presiding President
MS. WERNER (University of California-Los Angeles): Good morning. I am very pleased to convene
the 130th Membership Meeting of the Association of Research Libraries, and, in keeping with a very
hallowed tradition, I would like us to begin by having some of our new directors introduced to us.
To begin, Sara Michalak will introduce Margo Crist, from the University of Massachusetts.
MS. MICHALAK (University of Utah): It is my pleasure to introduce Margo Crist. Some would say
that those who are assembled here represent the elite of our profession and that this group has attained a
full measure of success. Maybe yes, maybe no. But by whatever standards, Margo Crist is one of the true
leaders of research library practice. Her arrival here has been inevitable.
Through her work at central Massachusetts regional library systems, Boston Public Library, and the
University of Michigan, she has made a lasting impact on our field. Now, the University of Massachusetts
will benefit from her skill and wisdom. Margo holds multiple leadership roles in ALA, ACRL, PLA, and
the library associations in Massachusetts and Michigan.
In her association work, Margo has taught, mentored, and helped to shape the infrastructure,
I met Margo as a member of the last senior fellows class a t
mission, and values of those organizations.
UCLA. Margo was a role model to all of us; her thoughts, quiet strength, humor, and understanding on major
research library issues were part of the reason why that class meant so much to all of us.
There are now four of us here, and there have been five, from that senior fellows class: Joan Giesecke;
Paul Kobulnicky; myself; at one time, Beth Shapiro; and now Margo. She will be a tremendous asset to
ARL.
MS. WERNER: Thank you. It now gives me great pleasure to introduce someone who was officially
appointed Director only a few days ago, just in time for this ARL meeting. Marianne Gaunt is now officially
the University Librarian at Rutgers, and she will be introduced by Joanne Euster.
is an enormous pleasure for me to introduce
MS. EUSTER (University of California-Irvine):
It
Marianne Gaunt to you. Marianne had been at Rutgers awhile when I went there in 1986. She had gone
there from Brown University, where she was head of serials, and had been at Rutgers serving as Online
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Services Coordinator, Circulation Librarian, and Acting Director at the Alexander Library.
asked Marianne to be the permanent director of the Alexander Library, so I consider that to be her first true
administrative position. You can see where it has led.
Marianne went on to become Associate University Librarian for Research and Undergraduate
Services, where she was responsible for coordinating all of the public services programs for the university
library system and for the libraries in New Brunswick. Those of you who know me and the rather medieval
structure of Rutgers will know that means: she ran darn near everything.
Marianne has served on numerous campus- and university-wide committees and has been very active
in national and international library, humanities, and particularly computing organizations. She is on
executive committees of the Association for Computers and the Humanities, and was really the founder of
It took enomious determination and drive to get that
the Center for Electronic Texts in the Humanities.
organization going, and those of you who have been exposed to the programs of that Center know how
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