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prototype and test solutions
to develop consensus
publish insightful and timely reports
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One of the world's leading centers devoted to exploration, innovation and community building on behalf of libraries, archives and museums, OCLC Programs and Research is dedicated to helping cultural heritage institutions more effectively serve users of information and collections.

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Stu Weibel

It's all good
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News

9 October 2008	OCLC Researcher's Java OpenURL Package Enables Image Dissemination in djatoka. Developed by Jeff Young, OOMRef-J: the OpenURL Object Model - Reference Implementatoin (Java) can be configured to support any context-sensitive service within the confines of the OpenURL 1.0 protocol.
29 September 2008	New RLG Committee and RLG Program Council Compositions Confirmed. New members have been appointed to the RLG Committee of the OCLC Board of Trustees, and new members have been elected and/or appointed to the RLG Program Council, the principal advisory group for the RLG Partnership.
26 September 2008	New Report: "Beyond the Silos of the LAMs," by Diane Zorich, Gunter Waibel and Ricky Erway. Subtitled, "Collaboration Among Libraries, Archives and Museums," the report highlights lessons learned from five LAM workshops held at RLG partner institutions in the US and the UK, and contains information about inspiring collaborative projects in campus environments.