Works in Progress Webinars
Exclusively for OCLC Research Library Partners
What are we working on? What are you working on? OCLC Research Library Partnership members are invited to participate in this webinar series to talk about work happening in OCLC Research – we'd like to present our work informally and get feedback from you, our Partners. We'd also like this to be a venue for Partner institutions. What are you working on that everyone should know about? What input would help you move forward? Attend these webinars to let us know!
Upcoming Webinars
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07 December 2023
Works in Progress Webinar: Towards diversifying collections—implementing strategies
In this webinar, colleagues from University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) and South Puget Sound Community College (SPSCC) discuss their ongoing efforts to identify and implement sustainable practices for building diverse collections, including work at SPSCC to utilize reparations-informed practices.
- Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5]
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18 January 2024
Works in Progress Webinar: Supporting campus goals through a library-led Office for Open Research at the University of Manchester
The University of Manchester launched the Office for Open Research in April 2022, an ambitious effort to enable and embed open and reproducible research practices in alignment with institutional goals.
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5]
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29 February 2024
Works in Progress Webinar: Lessons learned from implementing research information management systems (RIMS) in the US
This webinar features examples of RIMS implementations at three US research universities. The presenters will share project goals, drivers, products, and scope, as well as the significant and ongoing challenges of securing researcher and campus buy-in.
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5]
Past Webinars
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19 October 2023
Works in Progress Webinar: Princeton’s Personal Librarian Program—building relationships across campus
View this webinar to learn how Princeton University Library leveraged campus relationships and technology to develop its Personal Librarian Program, an outreach initiative to connect with all undergraduates.
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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01 August 2023
Works in Progress Webinar: Building a National Finding Aid Network (NAFAN) research findings—Archivist focus group interviews and EAD analysis
In this webinar, members of the OCLC Research team review findings from focus group interviews with archivists and review overall project recommendations.
- Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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11 July 2023
Works in Progress Webinar: Building a National Finding Aid Network (NAFAN) research findings—End user survey and interviews
In this webinar, members of the OCLC Research team reviewed findings from quantitative and qualitative research on end users of archival aggregation discovery platforms.
- Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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13 June 2023
Works in Progress Webinar: Building a National Finding Aid Network (NAFAN) research findings—Introduction and project recommendations
In this webinar, members of the OCLC Research team give an overview of the NAFAN project, methodologies used, and overall recommendations.
- Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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11 May 2023
Works in Progress Webinar: Sustaining art research collections—Identifying and building strong library collaborations
Learn about OCLC Research findings that support identifying, building, and sustaining partnership opportunities.
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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24 January 2023
Works in Progress Webinar: Developing a trusted research impact team at Virginia Tech
In this webinar, the research impact team at the Virginia Tech University Libraries shares about their work—and how they have grown their service offerings.
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5]
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18 October 2022
Implementing the SHARES Sharing Special Collections Principles and Protocols: Overview
View this webinar for an introduction to the Principles and Protocols for Sharing Special Collections through Interlibrary Loan.
- Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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06 October 2022
Works in Progress Webinar: Supporting research analytics at University of Pennsylvania libraries
In this webinar, librarians from the University of Pennsylvania offer compelling examples of the evolving role of the library in providing research analytics services to support both researchers and broader institutional goals.
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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15 September 2022
Works in Progress Webinar: Cross-library learning and knowledge sharing—Metadata Community of Practice at Notre Dame
In this webinar, learn how and why University of Notre Dame developed a Metadata Community of Practice.
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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17 May 2022
Works in Progress Webinar: Developing research impact services–Perspectives from three OCLC Research Library Partnership institutions
In this webinar, librarians from three research universities describe the services, collaborations, and strategies they are employing to develop research impact services at their institutions.
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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