Reimagine descriptive infrastructure: dreaming and enacting change together
Learn how OCLC has applied principles from Reimagine Descriptive Workflows project to reimagine components of the OCLC linked-data ecosystem.
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Learn how OCLC has applied principles from Reimagine Descriptive Workflows project to reimagine components of the OCLC linked-data ecosystem.
Read MoreSome people celebrate Halloween by watching scary movies. Others dress in costumes. As a cataloger, I celebrate by sharing my favorite Halloween-themed subject headings and genre/form terms from Library of …
Read MoreThis blog post was written by Jenny Toves, Senior Technical Manager, OCLC Data Science and Analytics. Any system aggregating data from thousands of sources needs sophisticated processes that mitigate duplication* …
Read MoreThe following post is one in a regular series on issues of Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility, compiled by a team of OCLC contributors. Dealing with DEI backlash In her 2023 7 …
Read MoreThis post was contributed by Cynthia Whitacre, Senior Metadata Operations Manager. Please join me in welcoming both Kate James and Morris Levy to the OCLC Membership and Research Division. They …
Read MoreThe following post is one in a regular series on issues of Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility. Until the end of June, this series was compiled by Jay Weitz. We now have …
Read MoreThe Metadata Managers Focus Group met for informal round-robin sessions on May 24 and June 1 to discuss the question: “What should metadata managers be learning?” I hoped this open-ended …
Read MoreI 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 …
Read MoreThe OCLC RLP Metadata Managers Focus Group met in March 2023 to explore new developments in the shift from “authority control” towards “identity management.” Our discussion was facilitated by Charlene Chou …
Read MoreIn her post, Balancing the metadata portfolio, Kathryn Stine reported on discussions among the OCLC RLP Metadata Managers Focus Group members about how metadata services are changing. Inherent in changing …
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