Presentations

The Powers of Consortia: Scaling Capacity, Learning, Innovation and Influence
Hong Kong (China)
Dempsey discusses how working at the consortial level can scale capacity, learning, innovation, and influence, but requires balancing library and consortial roles.
Topics: Library Consortia, Sourcing and Scaling

Libraries, Library Users, and Collections
Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri (USA).
Lorcan Dempsey, Vice President of Membership and Research, and Chief Strategist, at OCLC discusses three trends that are changing the character of library collections: the facilitated collection, the collective collection, and the inside-out collection.
Topics: Collective Collections

The Irish Presence in the Published Record
Athlone, (Ireland)
Dempsey shares OCLC Research's exploration of the national presence of countries in the published record - and in particular the cultural patterns and trends that can be discerned by exploring Ireland in the published record.
Topics: National Presence

The Network Reshapes the Research Library Collection
Athlone, (Ireland)
Dempsey provides an in-depth look into library collection trends, including collective collections, reconfiguration of research work, and reconfiguration of information space.
Topics: Collective Collections

Some Collection Directions: Inside Out, Facilitated, Collective
Cincinnati, Ohio (USA)
Learn about new and evolving directions in collection management in libraries, including concepts such as inside out collections, facilitated collections, and collective collections.
Topics: Collective Collections
Collections: Inside Out, Facilitated, and Collective
West Lafayette, Indiana (USA)
In this presentation, Dempsey examines the Big Ten Academic Alliance Collective Collection, showing trends and directions in collection management for the future.
Topics: Collective Collections
Reflections on Collections: How Changes in Research Workflow and the Network Information Space are Changing our View of Collections
Urbana–Champaign, Illinois (USA)
Dempsey delves into the rich and evolving ecosystem of collections, and how changes in research workflow and the network information space are changing our view of collections.
Topics: Collective Collections

Collection Directions: Inside Out, Facilitated, Collective
Princeton, New Jersey (USA)
Learn about future directions of collection management from Lorcan Dempsey, Vice President of Membership and Research, including concepts of the inside out collection, facilitated collection, and collective collection.
Topics: Collective Collections