TY - JOUR
T1 - International library partnerships
T2 - From shoestring startups to institutional sponsorships
AU - Mattson, Mark
AU - Hickok, John
N1 - Funding Information:
a larger institutional partnership is the possible availability of funds from your institution or the partner institution in support of the sister library partnership. In the case of Penn State’s international library partner program, permanent funds are allocated to facilitate the sister library partnerships themselves. There are also university-supported grant and award opportunities for funding in support of the libraries partnerships. Within the last two years, the Penn State Libraries have successfully applied for three globally focused university funding opportunities (and one external funding option) by linking the initiative to the university’s strategic goals. The libraries were awarded two partner-specific funds, one to facilitate travel to an institution-wide partnership summit and the other to provide geographically targeted project seed funding. A third award allows for more flexibility in distribution. This third award, the Global Programs Transformational Travel Grant, is particularly useful because it provides “renewable support for the creation of sustainable academic programs with significant international focus” for up to three years.17
Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 by Johns Hopkins University Press.
Copyright:
Copyright 2018 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2018/10
Y1 - 2018/10
N2 - This article explores international library partnerships from the basics of getting started, including identifying potential partners, non-travel partnering ideas, travel planning tips, and resources, to entering formal, institutionally supported partnerships that feature travel, librarian exchanges, and curricular tie-ins. Advice, including aligning proposed international partnerships with the mission and goals of one’s library and institution, is offered. The authors share reallife experiences of their home libraries (Penn State University and California State University, Fullerton), as well as others.
AB - This article explores international library partnerships from the basics of getting started, including identifying potential partners, non-travel partnering ideas, travel planning tips, and resources, to entering formal, institutionally supported partnerships that feature travel, librarian exchanges, and curricular tie-ins. Advice, including aligning proposed international partnerships with the mission and goals of one’s library and institution, is offered. The authors share reallife experiences of their home libraries (Penn State University and California State University, Fullerton), as well as others.
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U2 - 10.1353/pla.2018.0038
DO - 10.1353/pla.2018.0038
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85055317469
SN - 1531-2542
VL - 18
SP - 639
EP - 650
JO - Portal
JF - Portal
IS - 4
ER -