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OCLC RLP Metadata Managers discussed next-generation metadata needs for those managing specialized collections and archives, including backlogs, staffing, and systems.
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Reflections from a leadership discussion of recent changes in archives and special collections public services programs, including pandemic-era changes in serving researchers that have significantly altered user expectations.
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Key takeaways from a leadership discussion on advocacy and resourcing in archives and special collections, including strategies and advice.
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Learn how the work of the OCLC RLP is making a difference for research libraries through influential research and engagement.
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Leaders in archives and special collections discuss building programs for born-digital materials, illuminating challenges, and the current state of work.
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The OCLC RLP is launching Leadership Roundtables to foster community, creativity, and problem solving in two areas of strategic importance for research libraries: archives and special collections, and research support.
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Archives Month 2023 is coming to an end in the US. If you want to get caught up on our posts celebrating the interesting things we learned about archives and …
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In my last Archives Month post, I reflected on the shift in practice related to allowing researchers to use cameras in special collections reading rooms, and what this has meant …
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One of the cool things about reaching mid-career is that I’ve now been around long enough to see patterns of change in the profession. I’ve recently been working on a …
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October is Archives Month in the US. All month, lots of different archives will be highlighting the cool, the weird, the interesting, and the important things in their collections and …
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