2025 Research Events
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04 December 2025
Works in Progress Webinar: Bridging the gap between availability and discoverability – how academic libraries are supporting open access discovery
Explore how academic libraries can address the challenges of discovering scholarly peer-reviewed open access (OA) publications through the OA Discovery project. Learn about effective strategies for integrating OA publications into user workflows and improving discovery experiences.
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5]
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19 November 2025
Works in Progress Webinar: Realigning library services to scale research support—A case study of changes at Monash University
Discover how Monash University Library strategically realigned its services to better support research at scale. In this webinar, Gary Pearce shares a compelling case study of organizational transformation, offering practical insights for library leaders navigating evolving institutional priorities.
- Time: 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5]
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21 October 2025
Works in Progress Webinar: Building effective workflows for oral history projects - collaboration, structure, and innovation
Join us to explore strategies for structured processes that improve project outcomes, including insights on AI's complementary role and when it is—or isn't—appropriate for specific tasks and projects.
- Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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24 July 2025
Works in Progress Webinar: Open research as a strategic priority—OCLC Research perspectives and insights
View this webinar to explore how libraries are shaping open research as a strategic priority in response to institutional and global policies. Join Rebecca Bryant for insights from OCLC RLP’s leadership roundtable, featuring case studies and strategies for advancing open scholarship and collaboration across campuses.
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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02 June 2025
RLP Research Support Leadership Roundtable: Leadership in times of uncertainty and change
In this 90-minute discussion, RLP affiliates will discuss strategies for leading teams and programs in times of uncertainty and challenge. [Participants must be current members of the Research Library Partnership]
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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13 May 2025
RLP Special Collections Leadership Roundtable: Leadership in times of uncertainty and change
In this 90-minute discussion, RLP affiliates will discuss strategies for leading teams and programs in times of uncertainty and challenge. [Participants must be current members of the Research Library Partnership]
- Time: 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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08 May 2025
Works in Progress Webinar: Increasing the accessibility of library materials—Roles for ILL
View this webinar to learn about opportunities for resource sharing practitioners to use their expertise and systems to help make library materials available in accessible formats.
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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17 April 2025
Works in Progress Webinar: Using metrics to gain insights into born-digital archival workflows
View this webinar to learn how data about born-digital archival workflows can provide insights that may support decision-making and resource allocation.
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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25 March 2025
Product Insights: WorldCat URI Workflows (Asia Pacific)
In this 60-minute Metadata Managers product insight session, we'll meet with Jeff Mixter, Senior Product Manager, to learn about OCLC URIs in WorldCat records and how to use them in OCLC cataloging applications and WorldCat APIs. [Participants must be current members of the RLP Metadata Managers Focus Group]
- Time: 9:00 PM – 10:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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25 March 2025
Product Insights: WorldCat URI Workflows (Americas West)
In this 60-minute Metadata Managers product insight session, we'll meet with Jeff Mixter, Senior Product Manager, to learn about OCLC URIs in WorldCat records and how to use them in OCLC cataloging applications and WorldCat APIs. [Participants must be current members of the RLP Metadata Managers Focus Group]
- Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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25 March 2025
Product Insights: WorldCat URI Workflows (UK, Europe, Americas East)
In this 60-minute Metadata Managers Focus Group product insight session, we'll meet with Jeff Mixter, Senior Product Manager, to learn about OCLC URIs in WorldCat records and how to use them in OCLC cataloging applications and WorldCat APIs. [Participants must be current members of the RLP Metadata Managers Focus Group]
- Time: 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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13 March 2025
RLP Leadership Roundtable: Research support in open research
In this 90-minute RLP Research Support Leadership Roundtable discussion, RLP affiliates will discuss how libraries are supporting open research priorities and practices in a complex environment. [Participants must be current members of the Research Library Partnership]
- Time: 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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27 February 2025
RLP Leadership Roundtable: Addressing Total Cost of Stewardship
In this 90-minute RLP Leadership Roundtable discussion, RLP affiliates will discuss efforts to implement resource sensitive collecting practices, including challenges, needs, and strategies. [Participants must be current members of the Research Library Partnership]
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5]
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11 February 2025
Works in Progress Webinar: Listening to community-centered archives about sharing collections online
Viewers will gain insights into the priorities of community-centered archives, understand initial steps to build reciprocal relationships, and learn about opportunities and challenges to collaborating with larger institutions to share digital collections online.
- Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5]
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28 January 2025
Works in Progress Webinar: Developing and maintaining culturally conscious descriptive practices at the Rockefeller Archive Center
View this webinar to learn how the Rockefeller Archive Center has operationalized reparative description and bias consciousness in their work.
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5]
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15 January 2025
Activating URIs in linky MARC
Session C: In this 90-minute Metadata Managers Focus Group round-robin, we’ll explore community use cases for the use and re-use of linked-data URIs found in MARC records.
- Time: 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5]
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15 January 2025
Activating URIs in linky MARC
Session A: In this 90-minute Metadata Managers Focus Group round-robin, we’ll explore community use cases for the use and re-use of linked-data URIs found in MARC records.
- Time: 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5]
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14 January 2025
Activating URIs in linky MARC
Session B: In this 90-minute Metadata Managers Focus Group round-robin, we’ll explore community use cases for the use and re-use of linked-data URIs found in MARC records.
- Time: 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5]
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