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Update on Value of Academic Libraries Initiative
Denver, CO (US)
Silipigni Connaway gives an update on the ACRL initiative on Academic Library Impact, including details on how the research was conducted; and she describes areas of focus for libraries, which include communication, collaboration, mission strategy & alignment, teaching & learning, student success, and learning analytics.
Topics: Student Support
Teaching Research Methods in LIS Programs: Approaches, Formats, and Innovative Strategies
Denver, CO (US)
Silipigni Connaway moderates this panel that describes the rationale for teaching research methods, reviews competencies and guidelines of research, research methods in LIS pedagogy, and discussion and knowledge sharing by the panel.
Topics: Research Methods
OCLC ALISE Library & Information Science Research Grant Program
Denver, CO (US)
This presentation provides an overview of the OCLC ALISE Library & Information Science Research Grant Program and its merits, and reviews the 2017 and 2018 recipients of the award.
Survey Research
Virtual
This presentation covers popular LIS research methods, describes the advantages and disadvantages of different types of survey research, describes data analysis tools and methods, and uses the OCLC Research Report Seeking Synchronicity as an example of this work.
Topics: Research Methods
Using OCLC Work IDs for Discovery
In this webinar recording, the presenters review the history, mechanics, and the potential of a collaborative project with OCLC Research to leverage OCLC Work IDs and WorldCat control numbers to cluster works in their discovery system.
Topics: Works in Progress
Breaking Out of the Walled Garden: Lessons Learned in Moving Library Linked Data from Research to Production
St. Paul, Minnesota (USA)
In this presentation, Godby shares OCLC's research and participation in standards initiatives whose goal is to pave the way for the adoption of the linked data paradigm as a next-generation solution for the description of resources managed by libraries.
Topics: Linked Data
Research Information Management and the Role of the Library (video)
This webinar provides an overview of OCLC Research's position paper, Research Information Management: Defining RIM and the Library’s Role, and discusses the value proposition and role of libraries in research information management.
Topics: Research Information Management, Works in Progress
The Powers of Consortia: Scaling Capacity, Learning, Innovation and Influence
Hong Kong (China)
Dempsey discusses how working at the consortial level can scale capacity, learning, innovation, and influence, but requires balancing library and consortial roles.
Topics: Library Consortia, Sourcing and Scaling
OCLC–euroCRIS Strategic Partnership: Survey on Research Information Management Practices
Bratislava (Slovakia)
The presentation introduces OCLC Research's exploration of the roles research libraries play in research information management through a survey conducted in conjunction with euroCRIS.
Topics: Research Information Management
Scaling the Impact of Libraries Through Learning Networks
In this presentation, Streams discusses library learning in a networked setting, recent OCLC projects that utilize networked learning, and how WebJunction can support libraries' learning needs.
Topics: Sourcing and Scaling, WebJunction