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Research
OCLC Research works with the community to collaboratively identify problems and opportunities, prototype and test solutions, and share findings through publications, presentations and professional interactions. Featured ActivitiesBorn Digital Special CollectionsEnhancing the effective management of born-digital materials as they intersect with special collections and archives practices in research libraries. experimental.worldcat.orgA place where experimental OCLC projects are shared with the community during their development and testing stages. WorldCat IdentitiesSummary pages for each of the 20 million "identities" in WorldCat, which are predominantly authors and people who are the subjects of published titles. ClassifyA FRBR-based prototype designed to support the assignment of classification numbers and subject headings for books, DVDs, CDs, and other types of materials. NewsRecording of Nancy K. Roderer's Distinguished Seminar Series Presentation, "From Books to Buildings to Information and Services," Now AvailableNancy K. Roderer, Director, Welch Medical Library; Director, Division of Health Services Informatics; and Professor, Schools of Medicine and Public Health at Johns Hopkins University spoke at OCLC on 16 January 2012. OCLC Research ArchiveGrid Discovery Service Now Includes NWDA Finding AidsDescriptions of research materials that Northwest Digital Archives (NWDA) hosts for its members in NWDA finding aids are now available in ArchiveGrid, giving end users worldwide another access point to the Pacific Northwest's unique archival and manuscript collections. DIPIR project presentation at iConference in Toronto, Thursday, 9 February 2001, 1:30 - 3:00 p.m.Morgan Daniels, Ph.D. candidate at the University of Michigan and member of the DIPIR research team, will present "Managing fixity and fluidity in data repositories." Meet With UsOCLC Research Library Partnership Session at the EMEA Regional Council Meeting28 February 2012 OCLC Research SHARES Meeting1 March 2012 Social Metadata for Libraries, Archives and Musems Webinar #sm4LAMs For OCLC Research Library Partners Only Read UsSocial Metadata for Libraries, Archives, and Museums Part 1: Site Reviewsby Karen Smith-Yoshimura and Cyndi Shein Taking Stock and Making Hay: Archival Collections Assessmentby Martha O'Hara Conway and Merrilee Proffitt OhioLINK-OCLC Collection and Circulation Analysis Project 2011by Julia Gammon and Edward T. O'Neill |
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