The OCLC Research Library Partnership

Interest and focus groups

Research Library Partnership (RLP) Interest and Focus Groups offer ongoing opportunities for transnational learning and sharing around topics of specific interest, led by RLP staff. 

Librarians and other stakeholders at RLP partner institutions are invited to participate. 


Art and Architecture Group

The Art and Architecture Group is a venue for staff from OCLC Research Library Partnership institutions to explore topics of interest to art and architecture librarians. Through meetings, programs, and collaborative research projects, this group seeks to expand access to art research materials and to provide innovative support for the creation of new art scholarship. 

OCLC Leads: Dennis Massie, Chela Scott Weber

Active: 2020-Present

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Metadata Managers Focus Group

The RLP Metadata Managers Focus Group identifies, prioritizes, discusses, and synthesizes shared knowledge about metadata challenges and offers a long-standing and significant way for RLP members to impact metadata practices. Librarians from all RLP partner institutions are invited to participate. 

OCLC Leads: Richard Urban

Active: 1993-Present

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Research Support Interest Group

The Research Support Interest Group is a venue for stakeholders at OCLC Research Library Partnership institutions interested in or supporting research support activities such as research data management, digital humanities, publishing, research information management, and other scholarly communication activities.

OCLC Leads: Rebecca Bryant, Brian Lavoie

Active: May 2019-Present

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Wikimedia Interest Group

The OCLC Research Library Partnership invites librarians at partner institutions to participate in a new Wikimedia Interest Group, which extends the work that has been done in OCLC Research related to Wikipedia and Wikidata.

OCLC Leads: Merrilee Proffitt

Active: May 2019-Present

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Past interest groups


Research Data Management Interest Group

The OCLC Research Library Partnership invited partners to engage in a Research Data Management (RDM) Interest Group, offered in conjunction with a three-part Webinar Series: The Realities of Research Data Management. Participants explored and exchanged information on RDM-related topics with peers and OCLC researchers.

Active: October-December 2018

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Library Assessment Interest Group

This interest group for Librarians from OCLC Research Library Partnership institutions accompanied and extended a three-part Webinar Series: Evaluating and Sharing Your Library's Impact

Active: April-October 2018

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