Exploration and consultation: The OCLC RLP trajectory
As we are at the midpoint of 2021 and looking forward to what lies ahead, I want to take a moment to extend my thanks and gratitude to those of …
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‘Reimagine Descriptive Workflows’ in libraries and archives
In the OCLC Research Library Partnership, we have a practice of “Learning Together” – we listen for issues that form a shared challenge space within our global partnership, then we …
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Archives and Special Collections / Equity, Diversity, Inclusion (EDI) / Linked Data / Metadata / Research Library Partnership / Research support / SHARES / Social Interoperability
Accomplishments and priorities for the OCLC Research Library Partnership
With 2021 well underway, the OCLC Research Library Partnership is as active as ever. We are heartened by the positive feedback and engagement our Partners have provided in response to …
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Archives and Special Collections / Libraries Archives and Museums / Library Management / Research Library Partnership
Total Cost of Stewardship: a new publication from the OCLC RLP
I am very excited to announce the release today of Total Cost of Stewardship: Responsible Collection Building in Archives and Special Collections. The report and accompanying suite of tools is …
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Research Information Management / Research Library Partnership / Research support / Social Interoperability
Research Information Management Practices in the United States: A New OCLC Research Project
OCLC Research is examining Research Information Management Practices in the United States.
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Engaging in “Difficult Conversations” on race: lessons learned from an RLP team practice group
In June 2020, following the murder of George Floyd I felt overcome with sadness, anger, and a sense of powerlessness. Within my personal network I saw people reacting in a …
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Research Data Management / Research Library Partnership / Research support / Social Interoperability
“The Big Ask”: Securing Recurring Campus Funding for a Research Data Service at the University of Illinois
Research data management (RDM) has quickly grown in interest in higher education, with significant investment in services, resources, and infrastructure to support researchers’ data management needs. While libraries are natural …
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Emerging Roles for Libraries in Bibliometric and Research Impact Analysis: Lessons Learned from the University of Waterloo
Library support for bibliometrics and research impact (BRI) analysis is a growing area of library investment and service. Not just in the provision of services to researchers, but for the …
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Frequently asked questions: resource sharing practice in the time of COVID-19, Phase I
I’ve written previously in this space about the interlibrary loan community’s amazing efforts to keep collection sharing services running in spite of the unprecedented disruptions wrought by the global pandemic. …
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The way forward to a more open future … together
On 5 November 2020, Astrid Verheusen (Executive Director of LIBER), and OCLC Research program officers Rebecca Bryant and Titia van der Werf presented a webinar to summarize the OCLC-LIBER Open Science Discussion Series. This …
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