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Abstract
Cultures of sharing and collaboration are essential to supporting instruction practices, yet there is limited literature on how these cultures are successfully cultivated in libraries. In this paper, I explore cultures of sharing and collaboration among instruction librarians in Canadian academic libraries. I report on a series of semi-structured interviews (n=14) I conducted with librarians who support or provide information literacy at their institutions. The interview data was reviewed using a thematic analysis approach (Braun and Clark 2022) and coded in NVivo. I explore the barriers and supports to sharing and collaboration as documented in the interviews. Barriers include a) instructional silos caused by the liaison model; (b) a lack of trust in sharing one’s teaching with colleagues; (c) the lack of prioritizing instruction in institutions; and (d) limited time to engage in collaborative work. The supports for sharing and collaboration include (a) intentionally building personal relationships, (b) developing a structure for sharing, and (c) having dedicated time for collaborative work. Based on these findings, practical ways sharing and collaboration can be cultivated in libraries will be explored.
Keywords:
- academic libraries,
- collaboration,
- library instruction,
- sharing
Résumé
Les cultures de partage et de collaboration sont essentielles pour soutenir les pratiques d'enseignement, mais il existe peu de littérature sur la manière dont ces cultures sont nourries avec succès dans les bibliothèques. Dans cet article, j'explore les cultures de partage et de collaboration entre les bibliothécaires expert.e.s en formation des bibliothèques universitaires canadiennes. Je rends compte d'une série d'entretiens semi-structurés (n=14) que j'ai menés avec des bibliothécaires qui soutiennent ou assurent la formation en maîtrise de l'information dans leurs établissements. Les données d'entrevue ont été analysées utilisant une approche d'analyse thématique (Braun et Clark 2022) et codées dans NVivo. J'explore les obstacles et les soutiens au partage et à la collaboration documentés dans les entrevues. Parmi les obstacles on peut citer a) les silos pédagogiques causés par le modèle de liaison ; (b) un manque de confiance dans le partage de son enseignement avec ses collègues ; (c) le manque de priorisation de l'enseignement dans les établissements ; et (d) le temps restreint pour s'impliquer dans des projets collaboratifs. Les soutiens au partage et à la collaboration comprennent (a) l’intentionnalité dans le développement et l'enrichissement de relations personnelles, (b) l'élaboration d'une structure permettant le partage et (c) le fait de consacrer du temps au travail collaboratif. Partant de ces résultats, des moyens pratiques de partage et de collaboration qui peuvent être cultivés dans les bibliothèques seront explorés.
Mots-clés :
- bibliothèques universitaires,
- collaboration,
- enseignement en bibliothèque,
- partage
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