Research support Archives - Hanging Together

Scaling research support at Monash University Library

January 9, 2026January 13, 2026 - by Brian Lavoie - Leave a Comment

Learn from efforts at Monash University Library to reimagine operational structures and service models to scale research support and better align with institutional needs.

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) / Metadata / Research Library Partnership / Research support

Examining the role of AI in institutional repository workflows

October 16, 2025October 16, 2025 - by Brian Lavoie

Can AI help to manage institutional repository metadata? From improving deposit workflows to cleaning up legacy data, explore how AI might support IRs while keeping human expertise front and center.

Archives and Special Collections / Library Management / Research Library Partnership / Research support

Leading through uncertainty: Fostering morale and connection in challenging times

June 26, 2025August 22, 2025 - by Rebecca Bryant

Library leaders from RLP institutions share insights on navigating austerity and uncertainty, including effective planning, communications, morale-building strategies.

Collaboration / Libraries Archives and Museums / Research Library Partnership / Research support

Timeless lessons on collaboration from OCLC Research

May 12, 2025May 19, 2025 - by Rebecca Bryant

Revisiting Beyond the Silos of the LAMS, a report that remains essential reading on library collaboration.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) / Open Access / Research Library Partnership / Research support

Open research as a strategic priority: Insights from an OCLC RLP leadership roundtable

April 14, 2025June 30, 2025 - by Rebecca Bryant

Is open research a strategic priority for research libraries? For their parent institutions? Learn what we heard from library leaders in a recent RLP leadership roundtable.

Archives and Special Collections / Artificial Intelligence (AI) / Equity, Diversity, Inclusion (EDI) / Research Library Partnership / Research support

OCLC Research Library Partnership update

April 3, 2025April 3, 2025 - by Constance Malpas

An update on the activities of the OCLC RLP: what partners value, current activities, and future directions.

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Research Library Partnership / Research support / Social Interoperability

Lessons learned from implementing a research support hub in the library

March 31, 2025April 2, 2025 - by Rebecca Bryant

Implementing a cross-unit partnership is hard. This post shares lessons learned from operationalizing a multi-unit research support hub in the Montana State University Library.

Research Library Partnership / Research support

Examining library structures to scale research support services: Insights from an OCLC RLP leadership roundtable 

January 6, 2025January 7, 2025 - by Rebecca Bryant

Reflections from a roundtable discussion on the challenges research libraries face in resourcing and scaling research support services–and implications for library organizational structures.

Library Futures / Metadata / Research Library Partnership / Research support / Social Interoperability

Futureproofing library teams

November 19, 2024November 18, 2024 - by Rebecca Bryant - 2 Comments.

Library teams must adapt and “futureproof” in times of rapid change. Read about tested strategies that can help.

Library Futures / Research Library Partnership / Research support / Social Interoperability

Transforming the library into a research support hub

November 14, 2024April 7, 2025 - by Rebecca Bryant

The Montana State University Research Alliance establishes the library as a central hub for research support, boosting collaboration, visibility, and access to resources across campus.