What should metadata managers be learning?
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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The OCLC RLP: Inspiring research, holding space, taking action
Here in the Northern Hemisphere, it is finally feeling like spring with warming temperatures and flowers blooming; for our Partners in the Southern Hemisphere, I hope you are easing into …
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Identity management beyond the LC/NACO Authority File
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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Casting a different net: Diversifying print monograph collecting in research libraries
This blog post is co-authored by Mercy Procaccini. Thanks to team members Constance Malpas and Claire Holloway who helped develop research questions and gave useful feedback as this project developed …
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Filling the bench: Evolving roles in metadata job descriptions and hiring
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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Celebrating Museum Library Week with the OCLC RLP
In case you missed it, it is #MuseumLibraryWeek, hosted on social media by Thomas J. Watson Library (at the Metropolitan Museum of Art) and at Smithsonian Libraries and Archives. Both …
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Closing out 2022 with the OCLC Research Library Partnership
It is hard to believe that we are in the last quarter of 2022. As I reflect on all that the Partnership has accomplished together, I want to express my …
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Research library services on the BRI continuum: The University of Waterloo story
The following guest post is by Beth Sandore Namachchivaya, University Librarian at the University of Waterloo. It is part of a series related to the provision of bibliometrics and research impact services …
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Welcome to Richard Urban!
Please join me in giving a warm welcome to our newest team member, Richard Urban! Richard joins OCLC from the Corning Museum of Glass, Rakow Research Library where he served …
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Insights from a recent RLP discussion on Bibliometrics and Research Impact (BRI) services
The following post is part of a series related to the provision of bibliometrics and research impact services at OCLC Research Library Partnership institutions. The OCLC Research Library Partnership recently hosted a discussion on …
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