This edition brings stories of collaboration, and Steven Bailey (p. 5) makes a good case for the King County Library System’s approach in joining with patrons-to-be. Kristie Kirkpatrick highlights the alliance between Whitman County Library and Community Colleges of Spokane (p. 13), and (in a guest I’d Rather Be Reading column, p. 30), Audrey Barbakoff suggests science fiction reads that would satisfy any pod person. Elaine Hall explains how San Jose State University’s School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) students and alumni cooked up a Learning 2.0 program (p. 10), and Linda Lambert is glad to let you know that it is possible for a plethora of staff from various library systems to pool resources and design innovative offerings--and quite enjoy themselves while doing it (13).
Alki Editor: Joyce Hansen,
Alki Editorial Committee: Diane Cowles, committee chair; Stephen Bailey; Theresa Kappus; Emily Keller; Tami Robinson; Cadi Russell-Sauvé; Anna Shelton; Tony Wilson; Brent Mills, Alki intern
Alki was designed by Tammy Reniche, Director of Publications for Melby Cameron & Anderson.
Researching Your Library’s Market for Collaborative Ends
by Steven Bailey
Collaboration Across Borders
by Jennifer Fenton
Jumping In Together: Children/Program Combos Make a Splash
by Diane Cowles
Whitman County Library: Community Ties Create Life-Long Users
by Kristie Kirkpatrick
Whatcom Libraries Collaborate: A Six-Library Success Story How Six Libraries—Academic and Public—Came Together in Collaboration and, Incidentally, Camaraderie
by Linda Lambert
Collaborative Endeavors Can Be Memorable, Energizingand Rewarding Development
by Tami Echavarria Robinson
eLearning for Everyone: Training Online
by Darlene Pearsall
Students’ Take-Away: What We Learned From Them
by Adrian Adams Pauw, Caitlin Bagley and Kelly O’Brien Jenks
Sharing is Caring: Consortia and Challenges for Shared ILS
by Brent Mills
Building a Sustainable 2.0 Community for Life-Long Learning and Professional Development
by Elaine Hall
Dig into Reading: Great Programming through Networking
by Susan Hart
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Understanding your Library’s Public Access Technology Usage
