S51 - From Ripples to Waves: How Decentralization Brought Greater Internal Collaboration and Patron Empowerment to the Oklahoma State University Libraries

Tuesday, April 5, 2016 at 10:45 AM–11:30 AM CDT
Room 104
Conference Track

3. Organizational Strategies

Learning Objectives

Following this session, participants will be able to evaluate the causes and effects of library decentralization and reorganization, discuss the strengths and weakness of the process and the outcomes, examine the product of increased inter-departmental collaboration to provide library services, and hypothesize the future of collaboration, electronic services, and resources offered to library patrons.

Abstract

Oklahoma State University has been undergoing a transformational reorganization, implementing several significant operational and organizational changes concentrated around electronic services and resources. OSU librarians representing Research and Learning Services, Outreach and Engagement, Digital and Technical Services, and Access Services will present on the ongoing changes and their impact.

Presenters

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A. Nicole Sump-Crethar, Oklahoma State University
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Victor Baeza, Oklahoma State University
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Hui-Fen Chang, Oklahoma State University
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Whitney Vitale, Oklahoma State University
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