The information specialist in an expert role in a capacity building project – a unique possibility to enlarge the library´s role and status in higher education

Abstract

The library of the Diaconia University of Applied Sciences (Diak) was invited to participate in a project “Capacity Building in Crisis Preparedness in Health Care Education – CRIPS” funded by the Higher Education Institutions Institutional Cooperation Instrument HEI ICI, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Finland. The Diak Library´s representative, Marketta Fredriksson, was named as one of the experts in the project. The paper describes her role and her developmental work as an expert.