the OCLC Research blog
Recently OCLC Research and LIBER (the Association of European Research Libraries) hosted the first of seven small group discussions comprising the OCLC-LIBER Open Science Discussion Series. This discussion series, which …
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For years I’ve been blogging summaries of the OCLC Research Library Partners Metadata Managers Focus Group discussions. I have now synthesized the last six years (2015-2020) of discussions in the …
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In late July the OCLC Research Library Partnership convened a discussion that reflected on the current state of linked data. The discussion format was (for us) experimental — we invited …
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Since March 2020, when COVID-19 forced most libraries to shut down, send staff home to work remotely, and focus on providing all services digitally, I’ve been bringing together members of …
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The OCLC Research Library Partnership is offering an upcoming series of webinars focusing on cross-campus collaboration in research support, in conjunction with the forthcoming OCLC Research report, Social Interoperability in …
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When we think about work in OCLC Research and in the OCLC Research Library Partnership, we take a number of different things into consideration. We think about how we are …
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Collaboration and connection were key themes of our third set of online “COVID check-in” sessions convened by the OCLC Research Library Partnership (RLP) Research Support Interest Group, where we discuss …
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The OCLC Research Library Partnership (RLP) Research Support Interest Group recently convened the second in a series of online “COVID check-in” sessions, where we discuss COVID-19’s impact on the university …
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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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