I would encourage you to follow the same path. Fifth, a trusted peer relationship is an essential. The human interaction that takes place cannot be overstated as an important factor in developing strong good relationships. Sixth, there has to be accountability. In our case, the provosts and presidents want to know what we're doing.
Good communication is essential at every step of the way.
I have to communicate well and strongly with the library directors, and they must do the same with me. We have to interpret things and communicate with staffs in libraries that have external partners. To the extent that we are successful, and I believe there are many areas in which we are, there are some very apparent and obvious reasons. First, our consortial vision is larger than the individual activities. That is, if one of our activities fails, the consortium itself does not fail.