What’s new at OCLC Research
OCLC Research exists to produce knowledge, evidence, and models that can accelerate and expand library learning, innovation, and collaboration. What's new at OCLC Research offers a quick review of the latest OCLC Research publications, projects, and resources.
Events
08 October 2024
Social Interoperability Workshop: Successfully engaging stakeholders across campus
Join this workshop to connect with peers around the challenges of cross-campus collaboration and identify strategies to build stronger relationships with units across your institution.
Venue: virtual
Time: 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
08 October 2024
Social Interoperability Workshop: Successfully engaging stakeholders across campus
Join this workshop to connect with peers around the challenges of cross-campus collaboration and identify strategies to build stronger relationships with units across your institution.
Venue: virtual
Time: 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
09 October 2024
Metadata Managers Focus Group: Next-generation metadata for special libraries
9 October 2024 – 9:00-10:30 a.m. EDT / 2:00-3:30 p.m. BST / 6:00-7:30 a.m. PDT / 11:00 p.m. - 12:30 a.m. (Oct. 10) AEDT. In this 90-minute Metadata Managers Focus Group round-robin, staff from special libraries, including art libraries, independent research libraries, special collections, and rare books, will gather to discuss and exchange information about their cataloging and metadata management activities.
Time: 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
News
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Read a new OCLC research report on improving open access discovery for library users
New OCLC research offers libraries insights and strategies to help their users discover open access publications
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Rockefeller Archive Center joins the OCLC Research Library Partnership
The Rockefeller Archive Center (RAC) joins the OCLC Research Library Partnership (RLP) as a Partner.
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Vanderbilt University’s Heard Libraries join OCLC Research Library Partnership
The Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries at Vanderbilt University have strengthened their commitment to innovation and collaborative scholarship by joining the
Publications
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New OCLC research offers academic libraries insights for improving open access discovery
Examines efforts made by academic library staff at seven institutions in the Netherlands to make scholarly, peer-reviewed open access publications more discoverable by users.
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Improving the Usability of Archaeological Data through Written Guidelines
Improving the Usability of Archaeological Data through Written Guidelines - Archaeologists frequently use written guidelines during excavations to create usable data within and across projects, but previous research has demonstrated that the...
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New OCLC report examines building RDM capacity through strategic library collaboration
New OCLC report examines building RDM capacity through strategic library collaboration
Hanging Together: the OCLC Research blog
For information and insights on the topics and challenges faced by the library, archive, and museum communities check out the OCLC Research blog, Hanging Together.