Make the most of your RIM system
The following post is part of a series based upon the OCLC Research Information Management in the US reports. Research information management (RIM) is a rapidly growing area of investment in US …
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Managing metadata, managing hybridity
With a new year before us we’re drawing upon insights shared by the OCLC Research Library Partners Metadata Managers Focus Group last year to consider how and where the impact of the pandemic on typical metadata workflows may have lasting effects. It is important to note that though these …
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Working from home with humans during COVID
I’ve always worked from home. But since this COVID thing began, my human has, too. She used to leave in the morning and be gone all day, but she hasn’t …
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Connecting EAD headings to controlled vocabularies
Are EAD content headings associated with controlled vocabularies, or can they be? For names of people, families, organizations, subjects, places, and genre forms, the EAD Tag Analysis conducted by OCLC …
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Compliance monitoring in RIM systems: not a US thing? Think again.
This blog post is jointly authored by Rebecca Bryant from OCLC Research and Jan Fransen from the University of Minnesota Libraries, and is part of a series based upon the OCLC Research Information Management in the US …
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The International ILL Toolkit: a classic community-working-together story
The International ILL Toolkit is a freely available crowd-sourced tool, initiated by members of the OCLC SHARES resource sharing consortium and designed to make global resource sharing easier. The Toolkit’s …
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The secrets of collaboration success: beware of zombies!
What are the ingredients of a successful collaboration? This blog shares wisdom from the library community.
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OCLC’s mentorship of K-12 school libraries: reflections on transforming their practice
School libraries play a critically important role in the lives and education of children in their communities. Numerous studies over more than two decades clearly link student achievement with high-quality library programs and school librarians. After reviewing …
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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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Libraries are essential partners in Research Information Management (RIM)
Don’t try to implement your RIM system without the library. Here’s why.
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