Timeless lessons on collaboration from OCLC Research
Revisiting Beyond the Silos of the LAMS, a report that remains essential reading on library collaboration.
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Now available! Research findings from Building a National Finding Aid Network
I am excited to be sharing the outcomes of a major research project in service of archives, archival discovery, and archives researchers. For the last 2.5 years, OCLC has led …
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Gathering emerging insights from the field – a REALM project update
Throughout the first part of 2022, the Reopening Archives, Libraries, and Museums (REALM) project has been hosting a series of online forums to foster discussion, knowledge sharing, and mutual support …
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La próxima generación de metadatos en el patrimonio cultural: continuando la conversación en España
Gracias a Francesc García Grimau, OCLC, que amablemente ha proporcionado la versión en español de esta entrada de blog. La versión en inglés está disponible aquí. Esta publicación es parte de una …
Read More Next generation of metadata in cultural heritage: continuing the conversation in Spain
This post is part of a series reporting back from conversations on transitioning to the next generation of metadata in Spain, this time focusing on cultural heritage. (A Spanish translation …
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Persistent identifiers in cultural heritage
Thanks to Liz Krznarich, Adoption Manager at DataCite & ROR, for contributing this guest blog post. Why do we need persistent identifiers for cultural heritage? This post is part of …
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The REALM project: What we’ve learned and what’s next
When the REALM project began in April 2020, little was known about the COVID-19 virus. Now, more than a year later, REALM has completed eight laboratory tests, synthesized emerging research …
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The Total Cost of Stewardship Tool Suite
I recently shared our excitement about a new publication from OCLC Research, Total Cost of Stewardship: Responsible Collection Building in Archives and Special Collections. The publication itself is not just …
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Building a National Finding Aid Network: we need your help!
As a part of our work on the Building a National Finding Aid Network project, OCLC Research will be conducting focus group interviews with archival practitioners in order to better …
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Archives and Special Collections / Libraries Archives and Museums / Library Management / Research Library Partnership
Total Cost of Stewardship: a new publication from the OCLC RLP
I am very excited to announce the release today of Total Cost of Stewardship: Responsible Collection Building in Archives and Special Collections. The report and accompanying suite of tools is …
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