What does successful collaboration look like?
The OCLC Research Library Partnership recently hosted an event on 25 February 2019 focusing on the challenges of leading the 21st century research library. This half-day workshop was held in …
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Initiating an Applied Research Agenda
In January I joined OCLC Research as a Practitioner Researcher in Residence. Over the next few months, I will lead the development of an applied research agenda that charts a …
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Upcoming events: OCLC RLP Research Retreat and ResearchWorks
We are very excited about two upcoming paired events – the Research Retreat (April 23-24) and ResearchWorks: Shaping an Applied Research Agenda (April 25-26). The events will be held in …
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Welcome Mercy Procaccini and Thomas Padilla
We are very excited to welcome two new staff members to the OCLC Research Library Partnership team. Mercy Procaccini will work the OCLC RLP network to develop and manage activities …
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OCLC RLP Assessment Interest Group — lessons learned and ingredients for success
In OCLC Research, we very much see ourselves as being a learning organization. In that spirit, we are always trying new things, and in the process learning what works and …
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OCLC RLP institutions are addressing library assessment challenges
The OCLC Research Library Partnership recently held the third virtual meeting of its Library Assessment Interest Group, engaging RLP institutions from the US, UK, Australia, and Hong Kong. This interest group accompanies and …
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Advice from the Trenches: You’re Not Alone
Assessment projects can be intimidating and overwhelming. I have these same thoughts each time I begin a new project. I wonder if my data collection tools will be effective in …
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Evaluating and Sharing Library Impact–with the OCLC Research Library Partnership
The OCLC Research Library Partnership recently held the first virtual meetings of its newly-launched Library Assessment Interest Group, and engaged RLP members from locales worldwide, including the US, Canada, the …
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What metadata managers expect from and value about the Research Library Partnership
That was the topic discussed recently by OCLC Research Library Partners metadata managers, initiated by Roxanne Missingham of Australian National University, John Riemer of University of California, Los Angeles, and …
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The OCLC Research Library Partnership: the challenges of developing scholarly services in a decentralized landscape (European edition)
On 19 February, European librarians from eight OCLC Research Library Partnership institutions came together at the University of Edinburgh to discuss scholarly communications challenges, including research data management (RDM), research information …
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