How to be an attractive life project partner

How to be an attractive How to be an attractive life project partnerlife project partner

Examples and advice success Examples and advice success for international cooperative for international cooperative

projectsprojectsWilliam J. KopyckiWilliam J. Kopycki

Field DirectorField Director

Library of CongressLibrary of Congress

Cairo Overseas OfficeCairo Overseas Office

wkopycki@loc.gov

Successful collaborations in the Successful collaborations in the USUS

The door of opportunity…The door of opportunity…

Consider the mutual Consider the mutual benefitsbenefits

• What do you have to offer? What do you have to offer?

• What can a potential partner do to What can a potential partner do to help? help?

• How do you both benefit? How do you both benefit?

Support from the highest Support from the highest levelslevels

• Raise awareness and build support Raise awareness and build support from your library’s overseers from your library’s overseers (ministry of culture, university (ministry of culture, university administration, etc.)administration, etc.)

• Partnership should contribute Partnership should contribute towards a tangible institutional goaltowards a tangible institutional goal

Offer “in-kind” or matching Offer “in-kind” or matching fundingfunding

Project cost-sharing

Partner A

Partner B

Funding Source

Be proactive in your Be proactive in your communications communications

Useful linksUseful links

• OACIS/AMEELOACIS/AMEELhttp://www.library.yale.edu/ameelhttp://www.library.yale.edu/ameel

• Islamic Manuscripts at MichiganIslamic Manuscripts at Michiganhttp://http://www.lib.umich.edu/islamicwww.lib.umich.edu/islamic

• Afghanistan Digital LibraryAfghanistan Digital Libraryhttp://afghanistandl.nyu.edu/http://afghanistandl.nyu.edu/

• Middle East Librarians AssociationMiddle East Librarians Associationhttp://www.mela.ushttp://www.mela.us