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New OCLC Research Report proposes a Total Cost of Stewardship Framework
Developed by the OCLC Research Library Partnership’s (RLP) Collection Building and Operational Impacts Working Group, the Total Cost of Stewardship framework is a holistic approach to understanding the resources needed to responsibly acquire and steward archives and special collections.
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OCLC Research report offers new insights on Research Information Management (RIM) in United States
The Research Information Management in the United States two-part report series provides a first-of-its-kind documentation of RIM practices at US research universities, presenting a thorough examination of RIM practices, goals, stakeholders, and syst...
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New Model Library—A new publication from OCLC Research
A new briefing from OCLC Research describes how library leaders responded to the rapidly changing circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic to meet the needs of their staff and their community.
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New preprint on Retrospective Accessioning available for download
Download an open access preprint of “Retrospective Accessioning” on OCLC Research
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Book on libraries Leveraging Wikipedia now available for free download
Available for free download—Leveraging Wikipedia: Connecting Communities of Knowledge
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OCLC joins four IMLS grants as partner
Misinformation Escape Room: Supporting Libraries as Hubs for Misinformation Education. The University of Washington Information School will develop and implement a comprehensive progr...
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OCLC receives IMLS grant to support libraries responding to the opioid crisis
Supporting Library Responses to the Opioid Crisis. OCLC has been awarded an IMLS National Leadership Gr...
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On-demand OCLC Research Update sessions at ALA Annual 2021
Watch OCLC Research’s on-demand sessions at ALA Annual (June 23 – 29, 2021). Browse the session descriptions below—including the latest OCLC Research update—and be sure to add them to your conference sch...
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June 24—Live REALM Discussion Panel at ALA Annual 2021
Join the REALM project for a live discussion panel with museum representatives to discuss how museums and public libraries can partner to respond to public health crises like the COVID-19 pandemic.
Upcoming Events
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09 December 2021
Works in Progress Webinar: Developing a boot camp program for graduate student success at Rutgers University-Newark
Join this webinar to hear how the library at Rutgers University-Newark led an innovative and successful series of workshops, in collaboration with several stakeholders across campus, to address graduate students’ professional development needs.
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5]
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09 February 2022
Works in Progress Webinar: Lessons learned from establishing a bibliometric and research impact team at Syracuse University
In this webinar, librarians from Syracuse University will discuss the approach, tools, and collaborations they’re leveraging in developing services to support university needs around demonstrating and quantifying research impact.
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5]
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08 March 2022
Works in Progress Webinar: Training students on the Critical Evaluation of Information (CEI) at the University of Waterloo
Join this webinar to learn about how the University of Waterloo is testing a new pedagogy and theory called Critical Evaluation of Information (CEI) in library education workshops.
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5]
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16 November 2021
Works in Progress Webinar: Ngangaanha (to care for)--Improving cultural safety at the University of Sydney Library
Attendees will learn about the development of University of Sydney Library’s approach to embedding cultural competence across collections, services and spaces, and the development of its Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultural Protocols.
- Time: 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5]
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21 October 2021
Works in Progress Webinar: Slavery, abolition, emancipation, and freedom--Primary sources from Houghton Library
Join this webinar to hear about lessons learned from the planning and remote management of a project to create digital access to hidden African American special collections.
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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05 October 2021
Works in Progress: Research to advance the Building a National Finding Aid Network (NAFAN) project
This webinar will be of interest to library and archive workers, and to those who manage or assess user needs for discovery systems for archival materials.
- Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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