David E. Alexander
ABSTRACT
Due to a lack of increase in departmental funding, the Pennington Biomedical Research Center departments of Computing Services and Library Services are continually looking for ways to increase efficiency and productivity without the increase of personnel and resources. A continual need for office space in the research facility was at a critical point in the year 2000. Computing Services and Library Services worked together to develop an arrangement that was beneficial to both departments: the move of the Computer Lab and Training Area to the Library Services public access area, and a change in the way technical support was offered to the community of PBRC computer users.This collaborative project was just the beginning of a long-lasting relationship between the two departments, and has provided users with exceptional if non-traditional services from the Library and Computing Services departments. With the success of this first merger, these two departments have proceeded to undertake many other collaborative projects. Some of these projects have been completed while others are in the planning / development stages. The list of projects, past and present include:
Space Sharing
Computer Lab Support and End User Hardware Usage Training
Portal Project / Intranet Development
Maintenance of PINE Usage Reports
Wireless Implementation
Library Users Survey Development
Software Training Class Offerings
Grant Application Submission
Library Integrated Online System Development
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Index Terms
- Manning the boat with a diverse (non-traditional) crew
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