TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose– The purpose of this article is to survey the means through which libraries and writing centers are collaborating to determine best practices and applications.Design/methodology/approach– Examples of collaboration between libraries and writing centers were examined and grouped into similar examples to highlight themes within the literature.Findings– Many librarians are training writing center staff and tutors in library services and information literacy skills. Reference librarians are sharing space or holding joint office hours with writing centers to help create a one‐stop shop for students. Joint classes and workshops are helping to reinforce the connected nature of research and writing. It is important to survey the environment; some types of collaboration work better at some institutions than others.Research limitations/implications– This is a review of the literature concerning collaboration and cannot contain every example of library and writing center collaboration.Practical implications– Using this article, librarians can compile a list of possible ways to collaborate with their writing center.Originality/value– This article is of value to librarians and writing center staff looking for ways to foster collaboration and ways that they can begin to collaborate.
VL  - 40
IS  - 4
SN  - 0090-7324
DO  - 10.1108/00907321211277350
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/00907321211277350
AU  - Ferer Elise
PY  - 2012
Y1  - 2012/01/01
TI  - Working together: library and writing center collaboration
T2  - Reference Services Review
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 543
EP  - 557
Y2  - 2024/04/25
ER  -