2016

2016 News

• Lynn Silipigni Connaway to Deliver Keynote Addresses to Library Colleagues in Taipei, Taiwan

  • 06 December 2016

  Lynn will speak at the the National Central University on December 7 and at the Library Association of the Republic of China Annual Meeting on December 10.

• Trevor A. Dawes to speak at OCLC about 'Success of Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives'

  • 16 November 2016

  Library leader's Distinguished Seminar Series presentation November 21 will also be available via livestream video.

• Your Input Sought! Webcast Update on OCLC and ACRL's Action-Oriented Research Agenda

  • 09 November 2016

  Hear our most recent progress on this important work focusing on student learning and success. This forum will allow questions and feedback about draft research agenda.

• #ASISTinEurope Student Storify Winners Announced!

  • 08 November 2016

  Five winners of the OCLC ASIS&T 2016 Student Storify Award were selected.

• OCLC and ACRL Team Up for Collaborative Project

  • 17 August 2016

  OCLC has partnered with the Association of College & Research Libraries to design, develop and deliver a new ACRL agenda "Action-Oriented Research Agenda on Library Contributions to Student Learning and Success."#oclcresearch

• Faceted controlled vocabularies? Join our new discussion list!

  • 10 August 2016

  FACETVOC-L (Faceted Controlled Vocabularies discussion list) will be a point of focus for discussion and exchange among librarians, archivists, museum professionals, controlled vocabulary specialists.

• IFLA WLIC 2016 OCLC Research Update - Join Us!

  • 04 August 2016

  IFLA attendees, join Lynn Silipigni Connaway, Ixchel Faniel, Rebecca Bryant, Jean Godby, and Betha Gutsche in Columbus on Wednesday, 17 August from 3:00 – 4:00 pm at the Greater Columbus Convention Center, Room C124-C125. #WLIC2016

• OCLC to Host ASIS&T Regional Meeting

  • 28 July 2016

  On 9 August, join ASIS&T incoming President Lynn Silipigni Connaway and colleagues for a day focused on some of the work of OCLC Research.

• Two recent additions to the OCLC Research Library Partnership

  • 12 July 2016

  We look forward to collaborating with Texas A&M University and University of Bath and welcome them to the Partnership!
  

• Linked Data Survey Results analyzed in new article

  • 11 July 2016

  Published in D-Lib Magazine, article by Karen Smith-Yoshimura reviews responses from from 90 institutions about linked data projects.

• Integrating the Library in the Life of the User: An Annotated Bibliography of Practical Ideas

  • 23 June 2016

  Are you interested in providing user-centered library services? If so, this annotated bibliography will be of interest to you.

• Lynn Silipigni Connaway to present 15 June at LIDA Conference, Croatia

  • 13 June 2016

  Dr. Connaway will present "Integrating the Library in the Life of the User" at the Libraries in the Digital Age (LIDA) Conference on Wednesday, 15 June at 16:30 CEST, Zadar, Croatia.

• Sharable Local Name Authorities - OCLC Research Participates in IMLS Grant

  • 07 June 2016

  Cornell University Library will lead work funded by $98,484 grant from The Institute of Museum and Library Services to create a forum to develop a national strategy for sharable local name authorities.

• Strength in Numbers: The Research Libraries UK (RLUK) Collective Collection

  • 02 June 2016

  This report highlights the importance of a system-wide perspective in supporting cooperative management of library collections and demonstrates the utility of collective collections for furthering collaboration within the RLUK membership.

• ALA Annual OCLC Research Update - Don't Miss Hearing About Our Recent Work!

  • 01 June 2016

  Join Eric Childress, Jackie Dooley, Dennis Massie, Karen Smith-Yoshimura and Sharon Streams in Orlando on Monday, 27 June from 10:30 – 11:30 am at the Orange County Convention Center, Room S320 A-C. #oclcresearch #alaac16

• Lynn Silipigni Connaway to Keynote Maine Academic Libraries Day

  • 26 May 2016

  On 1 June, Dr. Connaway will provide a synopsis of the ways in which people at all levels of educational stages use information resources and technology, building on 12+ years of user-focused research.

• WebJunction receives IMLS grant to create active learning spaces in small libraries

  • 12 May 2016

  In partnership with the Association for Rural and Small Libraries, WebJunction will guide processes for creating socially engaging and active learning programming.
  

• New Video and App Help to Identify Online Learning Preferences

  • 05 May 2016

  Discover your Visitor and Resident status and preferences for how you use technology!

• Dr. June Abbas named recipient of 2016 Frederick G. Kilgour Award

  • 05 May 2016

  Dr. Abbas is being recognized for her research into the processes by which information and data are stored and manipulated in the context of libraries and our digital society.

• Addressing the Challenges with Organizational Identifiers and ISNI

  • 03 May 2016

  This report focuses on organizational identifiers from the perspective of academic institutions and outlines a number of scenarios where the International Standard Name Identifier (ISNI) can be used to disambiguate organizations. #orgidreport...

• Building Blocks: Laying the Foundation for a Research Data Management Program

  • 13 April 2016

  This report suggests very low-overhead ways for university libraries to begin supporting the research data management needs of their researchers and includes ways to add subsequent services as need and opportunity arise. #oclcresearch

• Local Action and National Impact: A Summary of Project Outcomes and Learning from Geek the Library

  • 06 April 2016

  This brief report summarizes the purpose and key activities of the Geek the Library program, its reach and participation rates, and its outcomes, including analysis from the project evaluators.  #oclcresearch #geekthelibrary <>

• Lorcan Dempsey's "The Network Reshapes the Library" open access version now available

  • 05 April 2016

  Now available for download from OCLC in a free digital version (CC BY-NC), this book comprises a curated selection of Lorcan Dempsey's blog posts that have offered thousands of readers valuable insights into libraries' future.

• OCLC Research Library Partnership welcomes University of Alberta

  • 31 March 2016

  We are pleased to welcome the University of Alberta, one of Canada's largest research-intensive universities, to the OCLC Research Library Partnership!  #oclcresearch #ualberta

• Factors influencing researcher satisfaction with data reuse examined in new article – preprint available

  • 31 March 2016

  "Social Scientists' Satisfaction with Data Reuse" forthcoming in JASIS&T. A preprint is also available. #oclcresearch

• Rebecca Bryant, Ph.D. to join OCLC Research as Senior Program Officer

  • 28 March 2016

  Dr. Bryant will join OCLC Research June 2016 to lead and develop areas related to research information management. #oclcresearch

• Research Scientist Ixchel Faniel Interviewed about Work on Data Reuse

  • 24 March 2016

  Ixchel Faniel, Ph.D., was interviewed by Thomas Padilla for dh+lib...

• Lynn Silipigni Connaway's Bibliostar keynote slides now available

  • 24 March 2016

  Dr. Connaway presented on 17 March to highlight user studies research completed during the past 12 years and summarize a recent report, The Library in the Life of the User. #oclcresearch #ConvegnoStelline

• Slides from OCLC Research Library Partnership Meeting - Melbourne, Australia now available

  • 10 March 2016

  View meeting slides focusing on Australian university libraries, the evolving scholarly record, scholarly communication, resource sharing and researcher and organizational identifiers. #oclcresearch #orlp

• Lynn Silipigni Connaway to present keynote at Bibliostar 2016 conference - Milan, Italy

  • 10 March 2016

  Dr. Connaway will speak on 17 March to highlight user studies research completed during the past 12 years and summarize a recent report, The Library in the Life of the User. #oclcresearch #ConvegnoStelline

• Video and slides from OCLC Research Update at ALA Midwinter 2016 now available

  • 03 March 2016

  View the video and slides of the presentation by Eric Childress, Lynn Silipigni Connaway, Jeff Mixter and Karen Smith-Yoshimura to learn more about some of our current projects. #oclcresearch #alamw16

• OCLC Research: 2015 Activity Report

  • 29 February 2016

  This report highlights significant 2015 accomplishments of OCLC Research in support of the Membership and Research Division, OCLC members and the larger library community.
  

• Data modeling and reuse project receives NEH grant

  • 04 February 2016

  OCLC Research joins colleagues from Stanford University, the University of Michigan and the IFR in assisting the AAI on this three-year project. #oclcresearch #NEHgrant

• OCLC Research to Co-host "A Context-driven Approach to Data Curation for Reuse" Workshop on 22 February in Amsterdam

  • 25 January 2016

  This half-day interactive workshop takes place during the 11th international Digital Curation Conference at the Mövenpick Hotel, Amsterdam City Centre. #oclcresearch #IDCC16
  

• OCLC Research Works in Progress webinar recording suggests ways libraries may influence the content faculty select for teaching

  • 18 January 2016

  View this webinar recording to learn how the faculty experience of discovery and its roots in self-identity suggest ways libraries may influence the content selections faculty make for their courses. #orlp

• OCLC Research Library Partnership welcomes three recent additions

  • 14 January 2016

  We are delighted to announce three recent additions to the OCLC Research Library Partnership: Stellenbosch University, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore and the University of Sheffield. #orlp #Stelbib #unicattolica #ShefUni

• Videos from the Library in the Life of the User meeting now available

  • 12 January 2016

  View the videos from this meeting to learn how ethnography and design thinking can offer insights into the life of the user that can help us to provide more meaningful support.  #orlp

• If You Build It, Will They Fund? Making Research Data Management Sustainable

  • 08 January 2016

  This brief document explores the pros and cons of seven possible research data management funding sources. It also describes the current circumstances in seven countries outside the US. #oclcresearch