'Shelving together: collaborative working throughout different library environments' - Rebecca Dorsett, of the Royal United Hospital in Bath, talked to the CDG National Conference in Birmingham on 18 July 2012 about how collaborative working across library sectors can lead to new and innovative ideas and projects.

1. SHELVING TOGETHER:
collaborative working throughout different library environments

2. ‘An originAl ideA.
ThAT cAn’T be Too hArd.
The librAry musT be full
of Them.’
Stephen Fry

4. • What happens in different
library environments?
• What similarities are there?
• What projects are already
taking place?

6. GAINING READING SKILLS
LEARNING NEW SKILLS EMPLOYMENT SKILLS

7. STORY SACK READING CHAMPIONS
STORYTIME SIX BOOK CHALLENGE

8. SCHOOL
LIBRARIES
A LESSON FOR US ALL

9. ‘one brings The knowledge of
The sTudenT, Their need or
TAsk, of The curriculum, The
skill required, The AvAilAble
informATion sources, The
poTenTiAl of Technology And
blends Them To provide A
TAilored recipe for AcTion.’
Carol Webb
SLA School Librarian of the Year

10. •Emphasis on teaching research
skills to students
•Encouraging passion for
reading
•Excitement about books – not
just reading
•Collaboration with public
libraries

11. in The cAreer of A school
librAriAn, no Two dAys, Two
lessons or Two sTudenTs Are The
sAme. life in A busy school is besT
likened To A journey on A
rollercoAsTer wiTh iTs fAsT
movemenT, up, down And sidewAys,
requiring some nerve And noT A
liTTle courAge.
Carol Webb
SLA School Librarian of the Year

13. •White gloves
•Static collections
•Keeping books safe by preventing
people looking at them
Dr Emily
Rare Books Specialist, Cambridge University Library
Dourish

14. •Enabling access for everyone
•Using new technologies
•Collaborative international
information sharing
Dr Emily
Rare Books Specialist, Cambridge University Library
Dourish

15. •Collection promotion
•Digitisation
• Community involvement
• Exhibitions
• Reader enjoyment

16. And jusT in cAse you wondered
AbouT The whiTe gloves Tv
progrAmmes show - The
producers usuAlly insisT on
Them “for AuThenTiciTy”.
Dr Emily
Rare Books Specialist, Cambridge University Library
Dourish

18. •Contains over 67,000 items
•Catalogue and accession all
items within one system
• ‘Archive in five’ project –
attracts between 60 – 100
visitors per hour

21. •Initially devised as a stock sharing scheme
•Has led to reading groups amongst staff
•Opened up possibilities of patient library services
•Future literature schemes running throughout
the hospital
•Feasibility studies have been conducted into
health and public libraries working together

22. NETWORKING

23. •Exploring other library
environments
•Sharing resources
•Working together to create
unique projects
•Sharing ideas and goals

26. Special thanks to the fantastic insights from:
Eleni Papavasileiou
Curator of Library and Archive, Brunel Institute
Dr Emily Dourish
Rare Books Specialist, Cambridge University Library
Carol Webb
SLA School Librarian of the Year