This document discusses partnerships that the Goldsmiths, University of London library has explored or plans to explore. It summarizes some existing partnerships with academic staff to create specialized workshops for courses, with groups whose collections the library holds, and with other university departments. Future plans include targeting more specific academics and modules, creating promotional materials, and ensuring all university departments are aware of the library's resources to help with student recruitment. The goal is to bring together research, practice, and collections both within and outside the university.

2. Partnership working at
Goldsmiths,
University of London
Lesley Ruthven
Assistant Librarian (Research Support/Music)
“Special Collections Librarian”

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Exploring partnerships with
Academic Staff
Special Collections workshops
tailored to specific courses
– MMus Sources & Resources
workshop (Serge Prokofiev
Archive)
– MA Applied Theatre
workshop (LIFT Living
Archive) Autograph manuscript of Serge Prokofiev’s
Seven, They are Seven (Op. 30)
Serge Prokofiev Archive

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Exploring partnerships with
Academic Staff
– BA History of Art
History Modernities
module (Women’s Art
Library)

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Exploring partnerships with
groups whose collections we hold
– London International
Festival of Theatre (LIFT)
“And the Winner
Is…London” workshops
with school children
– Daphne Oram Trust
sponsoring PhD: raises
awareness for that collection
Daphne Oram at the BBC
Daphne Oram Archive

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Exploring partnerships with
other Goldsmiths departments
– Preservation group
– Library, Special
Collections, Textile
Centre, College Art
Collection
– Outreach office
– Connections with
local schools Textiles degree show catalogue, 2003
College Publications Collection

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Exploring partnerships with
other Goldsmiths departments
– College Art Collection
– Goldsmiths &
Lewisham: Shared
Histories exhibition
– Alumni office
– Photos for alumni
communication

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Exploring partnerships with local
schools
– Deptford Green
International
Baccalaureate (IB)
programme
– Addey & Stanhope School
new 6th Form
School children exploring the LIFT Archive

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Exploring partnerships with the
art community
Exhibitions:
– Tying together collections,
the library space and
spaces around the college
– Bringing together
research and practice
outside and inside the
college Exhibition Private View : Public Birth
Helen Knowles

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Future plans
– Targeting specific
academics/modules for
workshops and longer-term
projects
– Create targeted promotional
materials for different groups
– Talking to different
departments, not just the
obvious partners for the
library

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Future plans
– Ensuring that
departments like
student recruitment
are aware of our
excellent resources and
use them to market to
prospective students
– Attend more college-
wide events. You never
know who you’ll end up
chatting to!