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The OCLC Research Library Partnership (RLP) is excited to welcome the University of Waterloo as a Partner.

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OCLC and LIBER partner to support developing strategic relationships across universities to advance open scholarship

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OCLC has been awarded a grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to convene a diverse group of experts, practitioners, and community members to determine ways to address systemic biases and improve racial equity in descriptive practi...

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The recording from our  ALA Midwinter 2021 OCLC Research Update session is now available. Watch to learn more about the latest research and educatio...

The REALM project has published the results of Tests 7 and 8 of Battelle’s laboratory testing for infectious COVID-19 virus on materials commonly found in libraries, archives and museums. These tests compare the effect of colder and warmer temperatur...

The  OCLC Research Library Partnership (RLP) is excited to welcome the University of Notre Dame as a Partner. 

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Transforming Metadata into Linked Data to Improve Digital Collection Discoverability, an OCLC Research Report, shares the findings from the CONTENTdm Linked Data Pilot project. In this pilot project, OCLC partnered with institutions that manage their...

One of the greatest strengths of the OCLC community is the research we can do together to gain a deeper understanding of issues and trends facing libraries.

OCLC Global Council is partnering with OCLC Research to explore the impact libraries c...

Test 6 results available
The REALM project has published the results of the sixth round of Battelle’s laboratory testing for infectious COVID-19 virus on five materials commonly found in furnishings and exhibits of archives, lib...

OCLC’s WebJunction, in partnership with  Washington State University’s Center for Digital Scholarship and Curation, is creating a series of 10 free online courses for staff at tribal archives, librari...

Lorcan Dempsey, OCLC Vice President and Chief Strategist, presents at  RLUK’s Digital Shift Forum to consider how the COVID-19 pandemic is accelerating library trends and directions that could have l...

Test 5 results available

The REALM project has published the results of the fifth round of Battelle’s laboratory testing for infectious COVID-19 virus on four fabrics and leath...

Transitioning to the Next Generation of Metadata, an OCLC Research Report, synthesizes six years (2015-2020) of OCLC Research Library Partners Metadata Managers Focus Group discussions to trace how metadata services is&...

The OCLC Research report Social Interoperability in Research Support explores the social and structural norms that shape cross-campus collaboration in higher education and offers a conceptual model of key...