Lorcan Dempsey presents “Pandemic effects and collection directions” at RLUK Digital Shift Forum

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 long-term effects on library collections and services.

This was the opening presentation for RLUK's Digital Shift Forum, which brings together colleagues from across the information, research, cultural and heritage communities, and third and commercial sectors, to discuss the future of the digital shift in collections, services, and audiences. OCLC is pleased to have helped kick of this series of discussions to help further conversation around RLUK’s manifesto for the digital shift in research libraries.

Watch his presentation “Pandemic effects and collection directions