The full series

In a series of three webinars, members of the OCLC Research team will give an overview of the Building a National Finding Aid Network (NAFAN) project research. Presenters will share the methodologies used, findings regarding the experiences of archivists and end users, and overall recommendations. You can register individually or for the full series below:

• Tuesday, 13 June 2023 (12:00 pm–1:00 pm EDT): Introduction and project recommendations
• Tuesday, 11 July 2023 (12:00 pm–1:00 pm EDT): End user survey and interviews
• Tuesday, 1 August 2023 (12:00 pm–1:00 pm EDT): Archivist focus group interviews and EAD analysis

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Introduction and project recommendations webinar

Presenters

• Chela Scott Weber, Senior Program Officer, OCLC Research Library Partnership
• Lynn Silipigni Connaway, Executive Director, Research
  

Description

Building a National Finding Aid Network (NAFAN) was an Institute of Museum and Library Services-funded (grant number LG-246349-OLS-20) research and demonstration project with the goal of providing inclusive, comprehensive, and persistent access to descriptions of archival collections, or "finding aids." OCLC Research led qualitative research with end users and contributors of archival description and quantitative analysis of extant aggregated archival description from state and regional aggregators.

Join members of the OCLC Research NAFAN team who will introduce the goals and methodologies used across this important research project. This session also will cover the overall recommendations based on the findings of the OCLC Research effort for the NAFAN project.

All affiliates of OCLC Research Library Partnership organizations are invited to participate.