Registration and refreshments

Chairs' welcome

Günter Waibel and Ricky Erway, OCLC Research

Forum: Beyond the silos of the LAMs

The OCLC Research Report Beyond the SILOs of the LAMS published by RLG Programs in California will be used as a starting point for an investigation into local collaboration

Introduction to the Report

Günter Waibel, Program Officer, OCLC Research

Case study 1: Smithsonian Institution Archives

The Smithsonian brings together 1 Library (with 20 branches), 19 Museums & Galleries and 18 Archives (not to mention 9 Research Centers and a Zoo) through innovation and vision. Jointly, LAMs provide access to the Smithsonian's collective photograph collection through the Flickr Commons and the Smithsonian Photography Initiative.

Anne Van Camp, Director, Smithsonian Institution Archives

Case study 2: Victoria & Albert Museum

Beth McKillop, Director of Collections & Keeper, Asian Department, V&A

Spotlight Presentation 1: LAMs converging @ The University of Calgary

Bringing together libraries, archives, museums, and the university press for the benefit of scholars, the University of Calgary is building a 21st century research facility in the heart of its campus. The Taylor Family Digital Library will house a "collection of the future" integrating access to traditional print, museum, and archival materials with digital and three-dimensional objects, media formats and onsite broadcasting and telecommunications.

Tom Hickerson Vice Provost, Libraries and Cultural Resources, and University Librarian, University of Calgary

Spotlight presentation 2: LAMs converging  in York

The City of York has recently launched an ambitious new plan to bring the central library and the archives together. Public libraries bring a strongly service-oriented perspective to the discussion about library, archive and museum collaboration. York also operates a heritage learning network which brings libraries, archives and museums together in the learning agenda

Fiona Williams, Head of Libraries & Heritage, City of York Council

Roundtable Discussion: Service Organisations assisting LAM collaboration

Highlighting key UK players involved in LAM convergence, the session will feature a moderated discussion with respondents.  Rather than formal presentations each participant will make a five-minute statement followed by in-depth discussions, prompted by questions from the respondents.

Representatives from organisations: Roy Clare, Chief Executive, Museums, Libraries and Archives Council; Brian Kelly, UKOLN; Nick Poole, Chief Executive, Collections Trust

Respondents: Alan Knox, Head of Historic Collections Division, University of  Aberdeen, Fiona Williams, Head of Libraries & Heritage, City of York Council

Forum: Collaboration at Scale

How can collaboration evolve from the local efforts discussed at the outset of the program to a national initiative? We'll introduce two projects trying to set the stage for libraries, archives and museums to collaborate at scale.

Case Study 1: Jane Finnis, Director, Culture24

Chairs Summary and Executive Briefing closes