
A Dream of a Thousand Library Cats
“Little one, I would like to see anyone – prophet, king, or God – persuade a thousand cats to do anything at the same time.” Neil Gaiman, from The Sandman: …
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“Little one, I would like to see anyone – prophet, king, or God – persuade a thousand cats to do anything at the same time.” Neil Gaiman, from The Sandman: …
Read MoreThe pandemic experience underscores that print collections still are highly valued, and will continue to have a significant role in library futures.
Read MoreThe following post is part of a series highlighting the OCLC Research project Library Collaboration in Research Data Management. A successful collaboration depends on surrounding yourself with good partners. We took this …
Read MoreThis blog is part of a series related to the Library Collaboration in RDM research project at OCLC Research. In a recent post, I described the interoperability imperative as a key element …
Read MoreThe “dictionary definition” of interoperability is the “ability of a system … to work with or use the parts or equipment of another system.” Boiling this definition down to its …
Read MoreOptical art – Op Art for short – explores the illusion of movement in two-dimensional spaces. To create the impression that the images on a canvas are in motion – …
Read MoreBuilding and sustaining productive cross-campus partnerships in support of the university research enterprise is both necessary and fraught with challenges. Social interoperability – the creation and maintenance of working relationships …
Read MoreSocial interoperability – the creation and maintenance of working relationships across individuals and organizational units that promote collaboration, communication, and mutual understanding – is important. But it can be hard …
Read MoreDo you work at a university? If so, did you know that you work in a complex, adaptive system? And did you know that that makes it hard to build …
Read MoreAs the COVID pandemic grinds on, vaccinations are top of mind. A recent article published in JAMA Network Open examined whether vaccination clinical trials over the last decade adequately represented …
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