NAFAN focus groups: Aligning participant selection with project values
This post is one in a series detailing the research work OCLC is contributing to the Building a National Finding Aid Project (NAFAN). You can see the rest of the …
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How users find and visit archival aggregation websites
The following post is part of a series highlighting OCLC Research’s efforts for the Building a National Finding Aid Network (NAFAN) project. This post is the fifth in a series on the NAFAN study conducted by OCLC Research in partnership …
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Getting to know users of archival aggregation sites
The following post is part of series highlighting OCLC Research’s efforts for the Building a National Finding Aid Network (NAFAN) project. One major challenge for the NAFAN project is the lack of information about the users of archival …
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OCLC Research and the National Finding Aid Network project
We are very pleased to share details about our involvement in the Building a National Finding Aid Network project, which has received funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. OCLC will be working with the University …
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Envisioning the New Model Library: Navigating through the pandemic and beyond
Libraries, as most organizations and businesses, are heavily affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Not only do libraries offer information and resources on many topics from multiple viewpoints, but also serve …
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Advice from the Trenches: You’re Not Alone
Assessment projects can be intimidating and overwhelming. I have these same thoughts each time I begin a new project. I wonder if my data collection tools will be effective in …
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Mapping the Role that Technology Plays in Your Life: The Visitors and Residents App
Do you ever wonder about the role that technology plays in your life and what services and apps you use? OCLC began collaborating on the Digital Visitors and Residents (V&R) …
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Data Management and Curation in 21st Century Archives – Part 1
I attended the 79th Annual Meeting of the Society of American Archivists (SAA) last month in Cleveland, Ohio and was invited to participate on the Research Libraries Roundtable panel on …
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Reordering Ranganathan: the evolution of a research project
In early 2012, I started on the report that became Reordering Ranganathan: Shifting User Behaviors, Shifting Priorities with Lynn Silipigni Connaway. Back then we called it the User Behavior Report. …
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