But That’s Not What We Said: Communication Strategies for Digital Project Collaboration

Authors

• Robert G. Weaver, Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech UniversityFollow
• Matthew McEniry, Texas Tech University LibrariesFollow
• Megan Scott, Woodson Research Center, Rice UniversityFollow

Abstract

The Texas Tech University (TTU) Digital Scholarship Lab (DSL) often collaborates on digitization projects with the Southwest Collection (SWC) archives. Within the past three years the DSL has branched out to new sources of projects, including university research institutions, other colleges and departments, and Lubbock community entities. At times, these partnerships became entangled with the SWC’s collecting goals, resulting in the need for expanded and more effective communication about integrated project management. This paper will look at three examples of communication and collaboration between the DSL and the SWC on unique projects, their results, as well as the interdepartmental enhancements to which they led. Analysis of these examples outlines not only how to successfully overcome the challenges presented by the evolution departmental missions, but also roadmaps future successes.

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Recommended Citation

Weaver, Robert G.; McEniry, Matthew; and Scott, Megan (2026) "But That’s Not What We Said: Communication Strategies for Digital Project Collaboration," Collaborative Librarianship: Vol. 16: Iss. 1, Article 6.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.du.edu/collaborativelibrarianship/vol16/iss1/6