Conclusion:
We have been fortunate to work in close contact with the Kansas
Cosmosphere and Space Center. Our experience in developing the
Swigert Collection for a digital audience has taught us the value of
communication between partners. We have also met the challenges of
the project by creating solutions that have a positive effect on both our
KCSC partnership and our overall Forsyth Library Digital Collections
Initiative (FLDCI). The development of a uniform file-naming
convention for the Swigert Collection had a direct impact on our other
digital collections, helping to rein in haphazard naming by staff
members in multiple departments. Adopting and customizing
Goddard Core helped us to move a step closer to collaborative
cataloging, a major goal for this under-staffed institution. Finally,
Forsyth Library was able to develop a clear External Partnership
Protocol to help us anticipate issues with future partnerships. We
now view the obstacles in the KCSC-Forsyth Library partnership as
nothing less than opportunities to create a solid and lasting digital
collections framework.