But collaboration is often used to mean cooperation or coordinating, and there's a big difference among the three terms. A library media specialist and teacher in a cooperative relationship work loosely together. Each works independently, but they come together briefly for mutual benefit. Coordinating suggests a more formal working relationship and the understanding of missions.
Some planning is required and more communication channels are established.
In a library media program, the teacher and library media specialist make arrangements to plan and teach a lesson or unit, and a closer working relationship is required. Collaboration is a much more prolonged and interdependent effort. Competing to building consensus. Working alone to including others from different fields and backgrounds. Thinking mostly about activities and programs to thinking about larger results and strategies.