Level: Beginning
Prerequisite: None
Cost: $210 (nonmember, $315)
Attendance Maximum: 20

Instructor(s): Deborah H. Charbonneau, Coordinator, Information Access and Delivery, and Principal Investigator, Urban Health Partners, Vera P. Shiffman Medical Library, and Carrie Croatt-Moore, Information Services Librarian, Science and Engineering Library, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI

Offered: Friday, May 16, 1:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.

Building strong partnerships is essential for effective health information outreach and various library programs and services. The overall goal of this course is to offer concrete skills and several perspectives that are useful for establishing productive relationships with a range of potential partners. This course will discuss issues surrounding the partnership-building process and identify factors for success to help guide the development of active and engaged partnerships. In particular, the advantages and challenges of partnerships, preparing for partnerships and partnership readiness, organizing and mobilizing, the partnership process, and partnership troubleshooting will be discussed.