The power of shared
VALA2024 CONCURRENT SESSION 09
Thursday 11th July 2024, 12.15-12.45pm
Jaime McCowan
- CEO
- CAVAL Limited
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Abstract
In the late 70’s it was trendy for academic librarians to set up a co-operative initiative. Some Victorian Academic Libraries decided to take co-operative action and agreed to allocate funding for projects that could be managed by a central agency providing economical benefits to the participating institutions. One consultant, backed by another, had highlighted the need for a Shared Cataloguing system. If these libraries were to have a shared system, it made sense to share their collections. And if collections were being shared, they might as well exploit these collections as much as possible. Has anything really changed?
Biographies
Jaime has over 20 years of experience at CAVAL, having held various roles in technical services, administration, member services, digitisation, and sales. Possessing a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Commerce, she brings valuable expertise and skills to her current position as CEO. Her strategic thinking, organisational prowess, and financial acumen make her an asset to the organisation. Additionally, her ability to connect with people meaningfully enables her to be innovative and lead change successfully. Jaime’s invaluable contributions and leadership have been integral to CAVAL’s success in recent years.
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