Abstract From the literature it is clear that collaboration between academics and library staff brings benefits. Exactly what enables and constrains such collaboration remains unclear. Using the lens of Giddens' Structuration Theory, constraining and enabling factors during collaboration between library staff and academics in universities in two contrasting countries, Australia and Vietnam, was explored. The analysis of the qualitative data, collected within an interpretivist framework, indicates that structural factors were dominant, for example, those related to governance and resources. Other times the role of agency was evident, for example, in trust building and personal relationships. Efforts on the part of library staff in the Vietnamese university, particularly, overcame structural barriers. The contrast between the universities of the two countries enhanced the clarity of the findings. A model, highlighting factors pertinent to effective collaboration is included.

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促进学者和图书馆工作人员之间的有效合作：澳大利亚/越南的比较研究

摘要 从文献中可以清楚地看出，学者和图书馆工作人员之间的合作带来了好处。究竟是什么促成和限制了这种合作仍不清楚。使用吉登斯的结构理论的视角，探讨了澳大利亚和越南这两个对比鲜明的国家的图书馆工作人员与大学学者之间合作过程中的制约因素和促成因素。对在解释主义框架内收集的定性数据的分析表明，结构性因素占主导地位，例如与治理和资源相关的因素。其他时候，代理的作用很明显，例如，在建立信任和个人关系方面。越南大学图书馆工作人员的努力，尤其是克服了结构性障碍。两国大学之间的对比增强了研究结果的清晰度。包括一个模型，突出显示与有效协作相关的因素。