title: Developing an interdisciplinary collaboration center in an academic Health Sciences Library.
abstract: This article describes the evolution of the Health Sciences Library's plans for an interdisciplinary, technology-enhanced collaboration center, from a technology-driven space to one with a vision of support for peer-to-peer learning and research. The center offers an exciting opportunity to be an essential partner in collaborative and interdisciplinary programs such as the new Carolina Center for Exploratory Genetic Analysis. The Library is a centrally located and neutral place, which helps minimize geographical and territorial obstacles to effective collaboration. The collaboration center raises the Library's visibility and allows staff to demonstrate the value of knowledge resources, services, technology expertise, infrastructure, and facilities for group study and collaboration.
authors.affiliation: Health Sciences Library, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7585, USA. Margaret_Moore@unc.edu
authors.forename: Margaret E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Moore
authors.forename: K T L
authors.initials: KT
authors.lastname: Vaughan
authors.forename: Barrie E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Hayes
authors.forename: Wallace
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: McLendon
mesh_terms: D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D007993:Libraries, Medical / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009657:North Carolina; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D014495:Universities