2022 Global Council Area of Focus
Libraries and Open Ecosystems
Libraries play an important role in their community ecosystem by providing crucial resources and services. As patron needs grow and change, libraries adapt to meet those needs. While much of this work happens at a local level, when libraries work together we can achieve global impact.
The 2022 focus on “Libraries and Open Ecosystems,” OCLC Global Council, together with OCLC Research, explored the broader impact of the library in its local ecosystem, in other words, the library’s symbiotic relationship with the social, educational, informational, and environmental infrastructure of the community where it is located.
Through a four-part webinar series, Global Council and OCLC Research partnered to bring together thought leaders from around the world to explore how libraries can and do contribute to open ecosystems. Bringing impactful change to the communities we serve.
Libraries and Open Ecosystems: four-part webinar series
Creating a New Model Library
This session focused on changes made both before and during the pandemic that influenced leaders’ visions for their libraries during the next five years, including library participation in open ecosystems.
15 July 2022
Libraries and Open Ecosystems: Metadata challenges and opportunities in the open ecosystem
Kathryn Stine, OCLC Research Library Partnership, and library leaders from OCLC’s Global Council discussed the next generation of metadata, including contributing environmental factors, and the findings of the Reimagine Descriptive Workflows project.
13 April 2022
Libraries and Open Ecosystems: The library’s role in open research
Ixchel M. Faniel, Senior Research Scientist, Library Trends and User Research, and library leaders from OCLC’s Global Council discussed the library’s role in open research.
16 March 2022
Libraries and Open Ecosystems: Creating a New Model Library
Brittany Brannon, Research Support Specialist, Library Trends and User Research, and library leaders from OCLC’s Global Council discussed emerging library models.
28 February 2022