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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13 June 2019
Works in Progress Webinar: OCLC RLP SHARES Policy Rethink: Outcomes and Next Steps
In this webinar, representatives of the SHARES resource sharing consortium will highlight outcomes from recently concluded activities aimed at rethinking SHARES policies and values.
- Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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18 June 2019
Works in Progress Webinar: Case Studies from Project Passage Focusing on Wikidata’s Multilingual Support
This presentation highlights some key lessons from our experiences in the OCLC Research’s Linked Data Wikibase Prototype (“Project Passage”) regarding Wikidata’s multilingual support. It will focus on two case studies from the upcoming report on the pilot: Chinese descriptions and representing works and their associated translations.
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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09 July 2019
Works in Progress Webinar: OCLC RLP SHARES Sharing Special Collections Working Group Update
In this webinar, members of the SHARES Sharing Special Collections Working Group will provide an update on the development of a framework of protocols for the interlending of special collections materials among SHARES libraries.
- Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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16 July 2019
Works in Progress Webinar: Responding to Researcher Needs Through Continuous Skills Development - A Case Study from the University of Miami
In this webinar presentation, Cameron Riopelle will share about how he works to actively develop new skills and knowledge needed to support RDM services in a rapidly evolving ecosystem.
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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23 July 2019
Works in Progress Webinar: Achieving Privacy in the Age of Analytics: Skills, Strategies, and Ethical Approaches
This webinar will report on the activities and findings from the National Forum on Web Privacy and Web Analytics, an IMLS-funded project that brought together 40 librarians, technologists, and privacy researchers from the US and Canada to critically address library values and practices related to web analytics.
- Time: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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08 August 2019
Works in Progress Webinar: Democratizing Access to Large Datasets through Shared Infrastructure
Join this webinar to hear about Indiana University's efforts to provide a cloud-based, platform at scale, addressing the strengths, opportunities, and challenges of pursuing a network solution to a shared problem.
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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22 August 2019
Works in Progress Webinar: Scaling Software Preservation and Emulation Services - Introduction to the EaaSI Program of Work
Join this webinar to learn about scaling software preservation and emulation services
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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11 September 2019
Works in Progress Webinar: Case Studies of Research Information Management at US Institutions
In this webinar, RIM practitioners from three research-intensive North American institutions will talk about the different motivations that led to implementations of RIM systems on their campuses and how their libraries were involved.
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
Past Webinars
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20 May 2019
Works in Progress Webinar: OCLC RLP Collection Building and Operational Impacts Working Group Update
Join this webinar for an update and chance to give feedback on the efforts of the RLP Collection Building and Operational Impacts Working Group.
- Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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18 April 2019
Works in Progress Webinar: Engaging the Archives: Collaborating with Faculty for Robust Undergraduate Learning
View our discussion of the Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan’s Engaging the Archives program and learn about our research findings on the impact of intensely collaborative teaching on faculty, archivists, and students.
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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05 March 2019
Works in Progress Webinar: Deakin Genie
Join this webinar to learn about 'Deakin Genie' a smartphone based virtual assistant designed to provide relevant information and resources to students via a voice controlled app.
- Time: 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5]
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12 February 2019
Works in Progress Webinar: Collections as Data
Join this webinar to learn more about the concept of collections as data and hear an update on current work on the Collections as Data: Parts to Whole grant project.
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5]
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30 January 2019
Practices and Patterns in Research Information Management: Findings from a Global Survey
Join this webinar to learn about findings from the survey of more than 300 respondents from 40 nations about Research Information Management Practices worldwide.
- Time: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5]
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12 December 2018
Works in Progress Webinar: Prototype to Production: OCLC Work with the International Image Interoperability Framework (IIIF)
Join this Works in Progress webinar to hear about the work OCLC has been doing to support the emerging International Image Interoperability Framework (IIIF), and for a behind-the-scenes look at how prototype work within OCLC Research has contributed to integrating IIIF into production services.
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5]
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04 December 2018
Works in Progress Webinar: Acquiring RDM Services for Your Institution
This webinar highlights key choices in acquiring RDM services, with an emphasis on the internal/external sourcing decisions, and the importance of partnerships with stakeholders both on campus and beyond.
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5]
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13 November 2018
Works in Progress Webinar: Identifying and Acting on Incentives when Planning RDM Services
This webinar is intended to provide a model for institutions to identify and act on locally relevant incentives, which we believe is essential for optimizing decision making for institutions.
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5]
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08 November 2018
Works in Progress Webinar: Articulating Accessioning
Accessioning Archivists Rachel Searcy from NYU Libraries and Rosemary Davis from the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library will discuss their roles and elaborate on experiences building accessioning programs at their institutions.
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5]
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30 October 2018
Works in Progress Webinar: Lessons Learned from a Linked Data Prototype for Managing Bibliographic Data
Join this Works in Progress Webinar to hear about the latest developments with linked data and the future of bibliographic services utilizing Wikibase, FAST, VIAF, and Wikidata.
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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