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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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Equity, Diversity, Inclusion (EDI) / Metadata

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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Archives and Special Collections / Libraries Archives and Museums / Metadata / User Behavior Studies and Synthesis

Now available! Research findings from Building a National Finding Aid Network

June 7, 2023June 2, 2023 - by Chela Scott Weber

I 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 …

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Identifiers / Linked Data / Metadata / Research Library Partnership

Identity management beyond the LC/NACO Authority File

May 24, 2023July 9, 2025 - by Richard Urban - 3 Comments.

The 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 …

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Library Management / Metadata / Research Library Partnership

Filling the bench: Evolving roles in metadata job descriptions and hiring

February 15, 2023October 23, 2023 - by Richard Urban - 1 Comment

In 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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Collaboration / Identifiers / Infrastructure and Standards Support / Libraries / Metadata

Author identity management in the book chain

July 1, 2022July 1, 2022 - by Titia van der Werf

Author identification is a recurring bottleneck across the trade book supply chain. Discussion participants agree about the importance of promoting the use of author identifiers like ISNI.

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Collaboration / Identifiers / Infrastructure and Standards Support / Libraries / Metadata

Gestión de la identidad del autor en la cadena del libro

July 1, 2022July 1, 2022 - by Titia van der Werf

La identificación del autor es un cuello de botella recurrente en la cadena de suministro de libros comerciales. Los participantes de la discusión están de acuerdo sobre la importancia de promover el uso de identificadores de autor como ISNI

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Archives and Special Collections / Collective Collections / Equity, Diversity, Inclusion (EDI) / Metadata / Research Information Management / Research Library Partnership / Social Interoperability

Exploration and consultation: The OCLC Research Library Partnership trajectory

April 27, 2022April 27, 2022 - by Rachel Frick

For those institutions that participate, it is time for a “thank you” for another year of support and robust participation in the OCLC Research Library Partnership network! It is evident …

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