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Authority, Context, and Containers: Student Perceptions and Judgements When Using Google for School Work
Athens, Greece
Two of the investigators of the “Researching Students’ Information Choices” project provide an in-depth update on this project that examines and compares the judgments and perceptions of students as they select resources for science-related school inquiry projects.
Topics: Information Literacy, Research Methods
Scaling Software Preservation and Emulation Services - Introduction to the EaaSI Program of Work
This presentation provides an overview of the EaaSI project goals and outcomes; technological, legal, and inter-institutional challenges encountered; organizational capacity-building activities; and a look ahead at the EaaSI roadmap for the coming year.
Topics: Data Science, Metadata, Works in Progress
Where's the Instructor? Effective Design for Asynchronous Learning
Austin, TX (USA)
In this hands-on workshop, Gutsche leads participants through the basics about asynchronous learning, instructional design, and how to embed the instructor in self-paced design. In addition to the slides, download the workbook (PDF) for the workshop.
Topics: WebJunction
Democratizing Access to Large Datasets through Shared Infrastructure
Watch this webinar to hear about Indiana University's efforts to provide a cloud-based, platform at scale, addressing the strengths, opportunities, and challenges of pursuing a network solution to a shared problem.
Topics: Works in Progress
Introducing the CONTENTdm Linked Data Pilot Project
Indianapolis, IN, USA
The CONTENTdm Linked Data pilot explores how to convert CONTENTdm data into linked data, how to curate the data in the Wikibase infrastructure, and how to use the data to improve end-user experiences in CONTENTdm. This presentation covers the background research that led to the development of the pilot, the plans for the 3 phases of the pilot, and some early feedback from one of the pilot participants.
Topics: Linked Data, IIIF
Building Tools for Informed Decision-making: An Update From the OCLC Research Collection Building and Operational Impacts Working Group
Austin, Texas (USA)
Weber gives a preview of the communication and cost estimation tools the Collection Building and Operational Impacts working group is developing. The group’s work centers on examining current collecting and collection management practices, building tools to help integrate collection management considerations into the collection development process, and facilitating communication between colleagues.
Topics: Archives and Special Collections
Achieving Privacy in the Age of Analytics: Skills, Strategies, and Ethical Approaches
This webinar reports on the activities from the National Forum on Web Privacy and Web Analytics, which brought together stakeholders from the US and Canada to critically address library values and practices related to web analytics.
Topics: Works in Progress
Responding to Researcher Needs Through Continuous Skills Development - A Case Study from the University of Miami
Watch this webinar to learn how one librarian works to actively develop new skills and knowledge needed to support RDM services in a rapidly evolving ecosystem.
Topics: Research Data Management, Works in Progress
OCLC RLP SHARES Sharing Special Collections Working Group Update (video)
In this webinar, members of the SHARES Sharing Special Collections Working Group provide an update on the development of a framework of protocols for the interlending of special collections materials among SHARES libraries.
Topics: SHARES, Archives and Special Collections
IIIF Change Discovery in Action: Findings from an OCLC Research Experiment
Göttingen, Germany
OCLC Research is participating in the IIIF Discovery Working Group's on-going effort to develop a "Change Discovery API". The Change Discovery API will provide the information needed to discover and subsequently make use of IIIF resources.
Topics: IIIF, Linked Data