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Making informed and accurate projections of skills, time and materials needed for projects is key to responsibly managing the resources and collections entrusted to us. In the realm of archives …
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As every aspect of our lives is disrupted by the unfolding COVID-19 crisis, I’ve been moved, inspired, and enlightened by accounts of various groups and communities joining together, under trying …
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Over the last year, OCLC Research has been building a program of work to support archives and special collections in stewarding, providing access to, and advocating for the rare and unique audiovisual materials in …
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Last week the Research Library Partnership led a pre-conference workshop at the OCLC Library Futures: Community Catalysts conference in Phoenix, Arizona, in conjunction with the meeting of the OCLC Americans Regional Council (ARC). As the theme of the …
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I recently wrote about the results of our survey to assess the needs of the Research Library Partnership (RLP) community related to audiovisual materials in special collections. In follow-up to …
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In research universities today, there is a growing need to provide an array of research support services such as research data management, research information management, open access repositories and monitoring, …
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As diligent readers of Hanging Together likely already know, in October 2017, OCLC Research released the Research & Learning Agenda for Archives, Special, and Distinctive Collections. We created the agenda …
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Recently I hosted a virtual conversation, open to staff at all OCLC Research Library Partnership institutions about creating interactive digital exhibits that are accessible and inclusive. “Accessible and inclusive” in …
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At the 2019 OCLC RLP Research Retreat we heard many themes that will be familiar to those working in research libraries. As an affiliate group that seeks to return value …
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On 23 and 24 April, members of the OCLC Research Library Partnership gathered together with OCLC staff in Dublin, Ohio for the OCLC RLP Research Retreat. This event was conceived …
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