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Nieuw OCLC Research-rapport over Open Access gelanceerd

November 7, 2024November 7, 2024 - by Titia van der Werf

Op 8 oktober presenteerden we het rapport aan de Nederlandse bibliotheekgemeenschap, op de OCLC Contactdag. Deze post geeft een impressie van de dag.

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Open Access / Supporting Scholarship / User Behavior Studies and Synthesis

New OCLC Research report on open access discovery launched

October 21, 2024October 28, 2024 - by Titia van der Werf

On 8 October we presented the report to the Dutch library community, at the OCLC Contactdag. This post gives an impression of the day.

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Archives and Special Collections / User Behavior Studies and Synthesis

Emerging research on personal interest researchers in archives

October 30, 2023November 8, 2023 - by Lesley Langa

Archives Month 2023 is coming to an end in the US. If you want to get caught up on our posts celebrating the interesting things we learned about archives and …

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Archives and Special Collections / Digitization / User Behavior Studies and Synthesis

Digitization and access in archives

October 25, 2023November 7, 2023 - by Chela Scott Weber - 1 Comment

In my last Archives Month post, I reflected on the shift in practice related to allowing researchers to use cameras in special collections reading rooms, and what this has meant …

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A color photograph of a researcher seated at a table in the archives reading room, looking at a manuscript that is resting in a foam book cradle. In the background is another researcher using a digital camera to photograph archival material.
Archives and Special Collections / User Behavior Studies and Synthesis

Cameras in the reading room and the arc of change in archival practice

October 11, 2023October 12, 2023 - by Chela Scott Weber

One of the cool things about reaching mid-career is that I’ve now been around long enough to see patterns of change in the profession. I’ve recently been working on a …

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Archives and Special Collections / User Behavior Studies and Synthesis

Science fiction, Smaug’s Lair, and the powerful skill of archivists

October 4, 2023November 7, 2023 - by Chela Scott Weber

October is Archives Month in the US. All month, lots of different archives will be highlighting the cool, the weird, the interesting, and the important things in their collections and …

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NAFAN logo: a stylized magnifying glass next to archival boxes.
Archives and Special Collections / Libraries Archives and Museums / Metadata / User Behavior Studies and Synthesis

Now available! Research findings from Building a National Finding Aid Network

June 7, 2023June 2, 2023 - by Chela Scott Weber

I am excited to be sharing the outcomes of a major research project in service of archives, archival discovery, and archives researchers. For the last 2.5 years, OCLC has led …

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Archives and Special Collections / User Behavior Studies and Synthesis

Progress on building a National Finding Aid Network

November 3, 2022October 31, 2022 - by Chela Scott Weber

The following post is part of a series highlighting OCLC Research’s efforts for the Building a National Finding Aid Network (NAFAN) project. You can view the rest of the series …

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Archives and Special Collections / User Behavior Studies and Synthesis

Encoded Archival Standards: a view from ArchiveGrid and NAFAN research

August 24, 2022August 24, 2022 - by Merrilee Proffitt

On August 3, Chela Weber and I had an opportunity to participate in the joint annual (and this year virtual) meeting of the Society of American Archivists Encoded Archival Standards …

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Archives and Special Collections / User Behavior Studies and Synthesis

NAFAN focus groups: Aligning participant selection with project values

February 2, 2022February 7, 2022 - by Chela Scott Weber

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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