Siemens, LynneINKE Research Group2017-06-122017-06-1220142014-12-18Siemens, Lynne, & INKE Research Group. (2014). Research Collaboration as “Layers of Engagement”: INKE in Year Four. Scholarly and Research Communication, 5(4): 0401181, 12 pp.http://www.src-online.ca/index.php/src/article/view/181/383http://hdl.handle.net/1828/8268Many academic teams and granting agencies undergo a process of reflection at a project’s completion to understand lessons learned and develop best practice guidelines. These reviews focus on the actual research work accomplished with little discussion of the relationships and processes involved. As a result, some hard-earned lessons are forgotten or minimized. To address, the Implementing New Knowledge Environments (INKE) project provides an opportunity to explore the changing nature of collaboration over a long-term project’s life. Now at the fourth year, team members reflect on the deepening and strengthening collaboration, with layers of engagement between the various individuals and sub-research areas, which has translated into productivity and external validation of the collaboration and its work. The article concludes with recommendations for other teams.enAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5 CanadaCollaborationResearch teamsDigital humanitiesINKEE-booksProject managementArticle