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Subject Prediction Using Semantic Embedding
The Hague (Netherlands)
Koopman and Wang describe semantic embedding and their work on the Ariadne random projection algorithm that attempts to predict the right mix of subject headings.
Topics: Semantic Embedding
OCLC Research Library Partnership Update from the Executive Director (video)
Rachel Frick, Executive Director of the OCLC Research Library Partnership, hosts this webinar that provides an RLP program overview, information about RLP programs and events, and how the RLP is refining its focus.
Topics: Works in Progress
Return to the Real: Building Social Capital in an Analog Revival
Berlin, Germany
Libraries can address the loss of social capital as hubs of activities that bring people together physically for the kind human interaction that virtual connections and digital interfaces miss. This presentation focuses on the social possibilities, exploring ways to intentionally create social capital and amplify people's ties to each other and their community.
Topics: WebJunction
The OCLC RLP Special Collections and Archives Work Agenda (video)
In this “office hours” style webinar, Chela Scott Weber gives an overview of the Research and Learning Agenda for Archives, Special, and Distinctive Collections in Research Libraries, and hosts a conversation for RLP members to ask questions and give input on where action from the RLP is most beneficial for their institutions.
Topics: Archives and Special Collections, Works in Progress
Sustaining (and Delivering) “Open” at the University of Glasgow through Enlighten
Watch this webinar recording to learn more about the University of Glasgow's Open Access journey.
Topics: Works in Progress, Open Access
The OCLC RLP Special Collections and Archives Work Agenda
Washington, DC (USA)
OCLC Research has a long history of work in the area of archives, special, and distinctive collections in research libraries. Weber discusses the many areas of investigation we are doing in these areas and next steps for the work.
Topics: Archives and Special Collections
Better Together: Effective Partnerships for Libraries Archives and Museums
Washington, DC (USA)
Learn about what OCLC Research has done since publishing the report Beyond the Silos of the LAMs: Collaboration Among Libraries, Archives and Museums and with connecting the concept of convergence to the more recent report Research and Learning Agenda for Archives, Special, and Distinctive Collections in Research Libraries.
Topics: Libraries, Archives and Museums, Research Agendas
Digging into Assessment Data: Tips, Tricks, and Tools of the Trade (video)
This webinar is the second in a three-part series bringing together research and practice from across library sectors, covering the ins and outs of creating and implementing assessments that provide insightful, actionable data.
Topics: Assessment, WebJunction
Using Wikibase to Manage Linked Data for Digital Collection
Columbus, OH (USA) D
OCLC is working with several member institutions on an experimental project to evaluate Wikibase as part of a new linked data ecosystem. This presentation given by Jean Godby summarizes the work in progress, provides demonstrations of a pilot system, and offers a discussion of the implications with those managing digital collections.
Topics: Linked Data
Why IIIF
Columbus, OH (USA)
In this presentation, a cross-divisional team at OCLC describes their current work in IIIF and its usefulness with CONTENTdm.
Topics: IIIF