Oregon State University Valley Library -1999 LJ Lib of the Year

• Partnerships: Corvallis-Benton Co. PL, Oregon State Library, etc.

• Strategies—Develop need-centered services designed to exploit resources:

  • Shared purchasing & resource sharing in business
  • Kids Need Libraries-Train K-12 teachers how Valley Library resources can help their students
  • ‘Boot Camp’ Internet training-school & rural librarians
  • Information Commons-multimedia tech resource cntr

• Outcomes: “We are moving toward a seamless information flow. We’ve become consortia that share DBs as a way of managing costs and improving efficiency. . . No one can go it alone.” Library Director, Karyle Butcher.

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