Events
26 August 2020
Works in Progress Webinar: Cross-campus partnerships, the library, and the university research enterprise
This webinar is the first in a series offered by the OCLC Research Library Partnership focusing on cross-campus collaboration in research support.
Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
10 September 2020
Works in Progress Webinar: Librarians on interdisciplinary research teams—a case study from the University of Miami
Learn about an innovative pilot program in which University of Miami librarians, as embedded team members, played a crucial role in interdisciplinary research projects.
Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
01 October 2020
Works in Progress Webinar: This wasn’t for you yesterday, but it will be tomorrow—Digitization policy to counteract histories of exclusion
Join us as we explore the intersection of digitization policy and anti-racist action, using LSU Libraries’ experience as a lens to explore the state of the field.
Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
News
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Lynn Silipigni Connaway named University of Wisconsin – Madison Information School’s 2020 Distinguished Alumna
Lynn Silipigni Connaway, OCLC’s Director of Library Trends and User Research, has been named the University of Wisconsin – Madison Information School’s
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REALM Project update: New test results announced
Test 2 results available
The REALM Project has published the results of the second round of Battelle’s laboratory testing for COVID-19 on five commonly handled materials: braille paper pages, glossy paper p...
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OCLC Research publishes new report on open content activities in university libraries
A new report from OCLC Research, Open Content Activities in Libraries: Same Direction, Different Trajectories—Findings from the 2018 OCLC Global Council Survey, offers a view into the breadth of current open content activities by resear...
Publications
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Archives and Special Collections Linked Data: Navigating between Notes and Nodes
This publication shares the findings from the Archives and Special Collections Linked Data Review Group, which explored key areas of concern and opportunities for archives and special collections in transitioning to a linked data environment.
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Open Content Activities in Libraries: Same Direction, Different Trajectories — Findings from the 2018 OCLC Global Council Survey
This report synthesizes findings from the 2018-19 Global Council survey on current and future planned open content activities for a global cohort of research and university libraries.
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Library Discovery Directions
In this foreword to the edited collection Resource Discovery for the Twenty-First Century Library (2020), Lorcan Dempsey traces shifting trends in the library discovery environment contributing to the diversified scope of resource ...