Collective discipline
Discipline-focused collective collections are important for stewardship strategies. Collaboration can help. So can data-driven analytics.
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Advancing IDEAs: Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, 19 September 2023
The following post is one in a regular series on issues of Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility, compiled by a team of OCLC contributors. Orange Shirt Day / National Day for Truth …
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Archives and Special Collections / Equity, Diversity, Inclusion (EDI) / Renovating Descriptive Practice
Conference synthesis: one unifying idea of knowledge
A conference synthesis from the IFLA2023 satellite event in Leiden, on “Empire, Indigeneity, and Colonial Heritage Collections: Confronting Difficult Pasts, Enabling Just Futures”
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Collaboration / Libraries / Research Data Management / Research Library Partnership / Social Interoperability
Social interoperability at Montana State University
This fall Montana State University is launching a new Research Alliance comprised of cross-campus research support services to be housed in the library.
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Advancing IDEAs: Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, 6 September 2023
The following post is one in a regular series on issues of Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility, compiled by a team of OCLC contributors. Let’s Talk Race with Richland Library The latest …
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Advancing IDEAs: Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, 22 August 2023
The following post is one in a regular series on issues of Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility, compiled by a team of OCLC contributors. Recognizing the emotional and invisible labor of library …
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Machine Learning and WorldCat: improving records for cataloging and discovery
This blog post was written by Jenny Toves, Senior Technical Manager, OCLC Data Science and Analytics. Any system aggregating data from thousands of sources needs sophisticated processes that mitigate duplication* …
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Why don’t research impact LibGuides include bias-related resources?
According to recent research by Sheila Craft-Morgan at The Ohio State University, research impact LibGuides frequently fail to address the issue of bias in research metrics.
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Advancing IDEAs: Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, 8 August 2023
The following post is one in a regular series on issues of Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility, compiled by a team of OCLC contributors. Dealing with DEI backlash In her 2023 7 …
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Welcome to Kate James and Morris Levy
This post was contributed by Cynthia Whitacre, Senior Metadata Operations Manager. Please join me in welcoming both Kate James and Morris Levy to the OCLC Membership and Research Division. They …
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