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Research Information Management Managing the Collective Collection Renovating Descriptive & Organizing Practices Modeling New Service Infrastructures Measurements & Behaviors Architecture and Standards Completed Work

RLG Programs : Our work : Work Agenda by Theme and Program

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Contents

Theme: Research Information Management

Programs	Projects
Workflows in Research Assessment	Survey of Current Practice
Support for the Research Process	Scholarly Information Practices (Complete) Research Information Management Roadmap Testing the Desirability of Research Services Role of Libraries in Data Curation Changing Roles of Library Staff

Theme: Managing the Collective Collection

Programs	Projects
Shared Print Collections	Deaccession Materials Held in Print and Electronic Form Define Policy and Infrastructure Requirements for Building and Managing Shared Print Collections Analyze Current Shared Print Policy Frameworks (Complete) Commission a Report Synthesizing the Existing State of the Art in Offsite Storage Provision and Organizational Structure (.pdf: 227K/ 35pp.) (Complete) North American Storage Trust (NAST) (Complete)
Data Mining for Management Intelligence and New Services	Commission a White Paper that Provides an Annotated Inventory of Library Data Sources Analyze Multi-Institutional Aggregated Data to Illuminate the System-Wide LAM Landscape Systematize Aggregation and Analysis Techniques Prepare Collection Analysis of Four Art Libraries as Intelligence for Collaborative Agreements (Complete)
Museum Collection Sharing	Collection Descriptions in Natural History Institutions Museum Data Exchange
Library, Archive and Museum Collaboration	Survey Organizational/Service Relationship between Libraries, Archives and Museums Among Partners
Archives and Special Collections	Analyze Archival Discovery Search Logs Sharing Special Collections Introduce Balance in Rights Management Streamlining Photography and Scanning Develop a Holistic Approach to Archival Collections Assessment Barriers to Using EAD Analyze Archival Descriptive Practice Characterize the State of "Hidden Collections" for Archives Synthesize Research on User Studies in Special Collections and Archives (Complete) Increase the Scale of Special Collections Digitization (Complete) Evaluate Current Delivery Practices for Archives and Special Collections (Complete)

Theme: Renovating Descriptive and Organizing Practices

Programs	Projects
Make Metadata Creation Processes More Effective	Sharing and Aggregating Social Metadata Gather Evidence to Inform Changes Needed in Metadata Practices Share Best Practices for Streamlining Metadata Creation Workflows (Complete) Establish a Baseline Understanding of Metadata Practices (Complete)
Network Controlled Vocabularies	Prototype a Cooperative "Identities Hub" Prototype a "Publisher Name Server" Lead an Effort to Upgrade the LC/NACO Authority File with Non-Latin Alternate Names (Complete) Betatest WorldCat Identities (Complete)

Theme: Modeling New Service Infrastructures

Programs	Projects
Create New Structures and Service Areas	Missing Materials Beta Project Define Library Systems Data Service Layer Explore RLG Programs Partner Interests in Terminologies Services Contribute to the Development of a Registry of Copyright Evidence (Complete)
Build Prototypes/Software to Showcase and Demonstrate New Service Possibilities	Enhance Disclosure at the Network Level

Theme: Measurements and Behaviors

Programs	Projects
Gain a Better Understanding of End-User Behaviors	Public Service Trends in Special Collections
Work with Partners to Establish a Shared Understanding of Researcher Behaviors	Convene an Event for Sharing and Discussing User Studies

Theme: Architecture and Standards

Programs	Projects
Lead and/or Participate in Both Formal and Informal Standards Efforts, Representing Library, Archive and Museum Interests	Engage in Standards and Best Technical Practices Requirements for Persistent Identifiers Influence the Proposed EAC Standard

For details about completed projects, see Past Work.

For more information on the RLG Programs work agenda, contact Nancy Elkington.

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