Collaboration or Catastrophe: cna Libraries and Computer Centres work together?

Universities in the UK have largely coped with this by changing the structural organisation of such departments. Converged services, integrated services and mixed teams have been created in the hope that the resulting structures will lead to effective collaboration. This is not as easy as it looks since library and IT staff come from different professions with distinct professional cultures. Organisational change can be one of the most stressful experiences both for the individuals involved and the institution as a whole. Without skilled and imaginative leadership, change management can lead to conflict and lack of collaboration even catastrophe!