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– Model 1: oversight at pro-vice-chancellor level. Common reporting
line for the heads of library services and of computing services, and
perhaps others; otherwise separate services, with or without good cooperation
between the heads.
– Model 2: strategic co-ordination. A senior post of director (or dean
or pro-vice-chancellor) of information services exercises active coordination;
considerable autonomy is given to each area within an
agreed strategic framework with significant levels of interdependence
and co-operation; there is perhaps limited integration at
service level.
– Model 3: service-level convergence. Like Model 2 but with significant
levels of service integration perhaps to the point where roles and
titles have been redefined.
In Germany, most of the universities involved in the “Leistungszentren”-program
have adopted something close to Model 2. However,
there is no standard model that can be applied to universities of a particular
size or type.
On behalf of the DINI-group on Information Management I want to
thank everyone who took part in our workshops. We had the opportunity to
explore several practical examples and discuss the pros and cons of
different models of information infrastructure. Special thanks go to all the
colleagues who organized the meetings for all their hard work. Many
thanks to the authors and to the editors of this book. They present the results
of our workshops according to the situation in Germany. The case
studies give an impression of the diversity of convergence models in our
country.