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Research Library Partnership / Resource Sharing / SHARES

Roles for resource sharing practitioners in making library materials accessible

- by Dennis Massie - Leave a Comment

The OCLC Research Library Partnership and the SHARES resource sharing consortium are connecting library professionals to share strategies for improving accessibility. Read highlights from a recent webinar that spotlight innovative approaches and collaborations that help ensure access to materials for all users.

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) / Metadata

Deduplicación eficiente de WorldCat: Equilibrando la IA y la catalogación profesional

- by Bemal Rajapatirana - Leave a Comment

Descubra cómo OCLC utiliza la IA para acelerar la deduplicación en WorldCat, combinando Aprendizaje Automático con supervisión humana. Este enfoque híbrido mejora la calidad de los metadatos en distintos idiomas y colecciones, garantizando una innovación responsable en la catalogación bibliotecaria.

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) / Metadata

Scaling de-duplication in WorldCat: Balancing AI innovation with cataloging care

- by Bemal Rajapatirana - Leave a Comment

Discover how OCLC uses AI to accelerate WorldCat de-duplication while preserving catalogers’ care and expertise. Learn how a hybrid approach blends machine learning with human oversight to improve metadata quality across languages and collections, ensuring responsible innovation in library cataloging.

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) / Metadata / Research Library Partnership

Artificial intelligence to support metadata workflows: an OCLC RLP working group

- by Merrilee Proffitt - Leave a Comment

Discover how an OCLC RLP working group is exploring the power of AI to streamline workflows, tackle backlogs, and enhance collection descriptions. This work includes exploring key challenges, best practices, and ethical approaches to integrating AI into metadata management.

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