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Equity, Diversity, Inclusion (EDI) / Metadata

Advancing IDEAs: Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, 12 November 2024

November 12, 2024November 12, 2024 - by Merrilee Proffitt

In this edition: International Conference of Indigenous Archives Library and Museums; Library Resources & Technical Services special issue; neuroinclusive program for future librarians.

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Celebrating Halloween with Gothic fiction in WorldCat

October 30, 2024October 30, 2024 - by Kate James

OCLC celebrates Halloween – join us in exploring some favorite Gothic fiction resources.

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) / Metadata / Research Library Partnership

Getting ready for AI

June 24, 2024February 6, 2025 - by Richard Urban

The OCLC RLP Metadata Managers Focus Group met in April 2024 to discuss how they are getting ready for AI. Find out how they are learning collaboratively, engaging staff curiosity, and thinking responsibly.

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Equity, Diversity, Inclusion (EDI) / Linked Data / Metadata

Reimagine descriptive infrastructure: dreaming and enacting change together

May 13, 2024May 15, 2024 - by Merrilee Proffitt

Learn how OCLC has applied principles from Reimagine Descriptive Workflows project to reimagine components of the OCLC linked-data ecosystem.

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Halloween WorldCat fun

October 26, 2023October 31, 2023 - by Kate James

Some 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 …

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) / Data Science / Metadata

Machine Learning and WorldCat: improving records for cataloging and discovery

August 14, 2023February 6, 2025 - by Merrilee Proffitt - 2 Comments.

This 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* …

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Equity, Diversity, Inclusion (EDI) / Metadata

Advancing IDEAs: Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, 8 August 2023

August 8, 2023August 8, 2023 - by Merrilee Proffitt

The 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 …

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Welcome to Kate James and Morris Levy

July 27, 2023July 27, 2023 - by Merrilee Proffitt

This 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 …

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Advancing IDEAs: Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, 11 July 2023

July 11, 2023July 11, 2023 - by Merrilee Proffitt

The 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 …

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Library Management / Metadata / Research Library Partnership

What should metadata managers be learning?

June 22, 2023July 9, 2025 - by Richard Urban

The 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 …

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