The interoperability imperative in research support
The “dictionary definition” of interoperability is the “ability of a system … to work with or use the parts or equipment of another system.” Boiling this definition down to its …
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Exploration and consultation: The OCLC RLP trajectory
As we are at the midpoint of 2021 and looking forward to what lies ahead, I want to take a moment to extend my thanks and gratitude to those of …
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OpArt: The Art Research Collective Collection in Motion
Optical art – Op Art for short – explores the illusion of movement in two-dimensional spaces. To create the impression that the images on a canvas are in motion – …
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A research roadmap for Building a National Finding Aid Network (NAFAN)
I had the opportunity to develop and lead the OCLC project team in the user research design phase for the IMLS-funded project (grant number LG-246349-OLS-20), Building a National Finding Aid …
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How well does EAD tag usage support finding aid discovery?
In November, we shared information with you about the Building a National Finding Aid Network project (NAFAN). This is a two-year research and demonstration project to build the foundation for a (US) national …
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Social interoperability: Getting to know all about you
Building and sustaining productive cross-campus partnerships in support of the university research enterprise is both necessary and fraught with challenges. Social interoperability – the creation and maintenance of working relationships …
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Reimagine Descriptive Workflows: meeting the challenges of inclusive description in shared infrastructure
In a previous blog post, I told you about our Reimagine Descriptive Workflows project, and the path we took to get there. In that post, I shared the three objectives …
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Fill your social interoperability toolbox
Social interoperability – the creation and maintenance of working relationships across individuals and organizational units that promote collaboration, communication, and mutual understanding – is important. But it can be hard …
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Filling our cups at the home office water cooler
A few weeks ago I learned that Crystal, an OCLC colleague I barely knew, loves to play board games, that she and her husband just became empty nesters (like my …
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Working across campus is like herding flaming cats
Do you work at a university? If so, did you know that you work in a complex, adaptive system? And did you know that that makes it hard to build …
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