HyLiFe: ten steps to success

Wynne, Peter M., Edwards, Catherine and Jackson, Maureen (2001) HyLiFe: ten steps to success. Ariadne (27). ISSN 1361-3200

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Abstract

HyLiFe (The Hybrid Library of the Future), one of the five Hybrid Library Projects in eLib's Phase 3 formally ended as a project at the end of 2000. Distinctive features of HyLiFe include its diverse consortium, its non technological approach and its emphasis throughout on evaluation. By drawing on evaluation findings in HyLiFe's six partner sites, it has been possible to identify ten steps which need to be observed en route to successful Hybrid Library implementation. This summary of recommendations is intended as a practical guide for practitioners planning a hybrid service model, and is presented here in full. The “10 Steps to Success” were first presented at the HyLiFe Hybrid Library workshops (September to December 2000) and were first presented in the form reproduced here at the eLib Phase 3 conference The Future is Hybrid: Libraries in the 21st Century held at the British Library, 1 November 2000.