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Staying in the room: Why international library cooperation is harder than before

July 30, 2026July 30, 2026 - by Ellen Hartman - Leave a Comment

Initiating and sustaining international collaborations is harder now. But leadership conversations can smooth the way.

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Who’s in the room: The hidden costs of global library leadership conversations

July 9, 2026July 9, 2026 - by Ellen Hartman - 1 Comment

There are costs involved in participating in global leadership conversations. But they are not always shared equally by everyone in the room.

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Collaboration

120 blocks, one story: The collective creation of the OCLC Quilt

June 17, 2026June 22, 2026 - by Kate James - 4 Comments.

The OCLC Quilters collaborated on a bold quilt for a silent auction benefiting the Christopher Hoy Scholarship Fund. The auction is during ALA Annual in Chicago

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Reading the room: What global library leadership conversations teach us

June 10, 2026July 24, 2026 - by Ellen Hartman - Leave a Comment

Magic happens when global library leaders engage in person. But be aware of some practical realities that shape those conversations.

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Higher Education Future / Libraries in the Enterprise / Library Futures

Welcome Ann McCranie, Director of Research Insights

June 8, 2026June 8, 2026 - by Constance Malpas - Leave a Comment

We’re delighted to welcome Ann McCranie, PhD, who joins OCLC on June 8 as our new Director of Research Insights. Ann joins OCLC at an important moment as OCLC Research …

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) / Metadata

No edge case: Understanding AI opportunities through Arabic metadata workflows

May 6, 2026June 9, 2026 - by Omar Farhoud

The operational realities of Arabic metadata workflows offer valuable perspective on the opportunities and limits of AI in library systems.

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Libraries in the Enterprise / Library Futures / Library Management

New OCLC Research Report: The Library Beyond the Library

April 27, 2026May 12, 2026 - by Brian Lavoie - 1 Comment

Explore a framework and insight to help libraries strengthen institutional positioning, retain influence, and demonstrate impact and value.

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Collaboration / Collective Collections / Shared Print

Data-driven workflows and the art of informational collaboration

March 31, 2026June 8, 2026 - by Brian Lavoie

Informational collaboration – sharing, aggregating, and analyzing data – drives stewardship at scale. Just ask shared print practitioners.

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Higher Education Future / Library Futures

Listening to library leaders: Surveys capture real-time perspectives shaping decisions across the field

February 28, 2026March 11, 2026 - by Constance Malpas

Funding and resourcing, technology, staffing, community needs and expectations—the pace of change library leaders now need to navigate and lead their organizations through is nothing short of breathtaking. Trends that …

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Modeling new services / Research Library Partnership / Research support

Scaling research support at Monash University Library

January 9, 2026January 13, 2026 - by Brian Lavoie

Learn from efforts at Monash University Library to reimagine operational structures and service models to scale research support and better align with institutional needs.

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