Collaboration Archives - Hanging Together

Moving the library beyond the library: Reflections on an RLP leadership roundtable

August 22, 2024September 6, 2024 - by Brian Lavoie

Moving the library beyond the library is an evolutionary, not revolutionary, process. But first steps can have impactful results.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) / Collaboration / Data Science / Research Data Management / Research Library Partnership / Research support

Building state-of-the-art library services through collaboration

June 26, 2024February 6, 2025 - by Rebecca Bryant

Research libraries are changing fast, requiring collaboration, adaptability, and responsibility. Hear what we learned from transcontinental discussions with librarians about the future of research libraries, facilitated by OCLC and LIBER.

Collaboration / Miscellaneous

Quilting together at OCLC

June 12, 2024July 9, 2024 - by Rebecca Bryant

OCLC quilters have collaboratively made a WorldCat-inspired quilt for the ALA quilt auction in San Diego.

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Collaboration / Library Futures / Research Library Partnership / Research support / Social Interoperability

The library beyond the library

June 5, 2024August 13, 2024 - by Brian Lavoie

Research libraries are developing new operational structures that extend library skills, expertise, services and roles “beyond the library” into the broader campus environment.

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Collaboration / Research Information Management / Research Library Partnership / Research support

Bibliotheken ondersteunen datagedreven besluitvorming

February 28, 2024February 27, 2024 - by Rebecca Bryant

Het OCLC Research Library Partnership (RLP) en LIBER (een vereniging van Europese onderzoeksbibliotheken) organiseerden op 7 februari 2024 een begeleide discussie over besluitvorming op basis van data.

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Collaboration / Collections / Digital Preservation / Research Data Management

Collaboration is optional

February 27, 2024February 27, 2024 - by Brian Lavoie

Decisions on library collaboration can be improved by adopting an options perspective. Can a modest investment now expand future choices or flexibility?

Collaboration / Research Information Management / Research Library Partnership / Research support

Libraries support data-driven decision making

February 21, 2024February 27, 2024 - by Rebecca Bryant

Insights from the recent OCLC RLP and LIBER facilitated discussion on data-driven decision making: Libraries across continents share strategies, challenges, and value propositions in leveraging data for informed decisions.

Collaboration / Research Data Management

New OCLC Research report examines collaborative efforts in RDM

December 20, 2023 - by Brian Lavoie

OCLC Research report examines how libraries collaboratively acquire RDM capacity.

Collaboration / Research Data Management

Building a Canadian RDM community: From strategy to implementation

December 4, 2023December 18, 2023 - by Rebecca Bryant

Learn about a cross-functional community effort to collaboratively build RDM capacity in Canada.

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Collaboration / Collective Collections / Research Library Partnership

Pulling on the red thread: Community stewardship that fuels innovation

November 29, 2023November 29, 2023 - by Rachel Frick

OCLC brings libraries together. Those of us who work here think about how libraries and the people and services that make up libraries combine into networks and into communities to …